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Art Subject: Face
Pomme Bouche
Pomme Bouche

Pomme Bouche

By Claude Lalanne

Located in PARIS, FR

Edition Signed with the stamp: Lalanne Monogrammed, marked and numbered under the apple: CL ; Artcurial ; 57/250 Literature Robert Rosenblum, Les Lalanne, Genève, Éditions Skira, 1991, an other version reproduced p. 123. Claude et François...

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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Roman Empire Marble Bust
Roman Empire Marble Bust

Roman Empire Marble Bust

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare, Late Roman Empire (3rd to 5th centuries, C.E.), solid marble bust of a young man. Beautiful patina. Mounted on a later, Carrara marble base.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

The Storm II by Chésade - Allegory sculpture, contemporary, bronze
The Storm II by Chésade - Allegory sculpture, contemporary, bronze

The Storm II by Chésade - Allegory sculpture, contemporary, bronze

By Chésade

Located in Paris, FR

The Storm II is a one-off sculpture by French artist Chésade. Dimensions: 11.8 x 6.7 x 7.8 inches (30 × 17 × 20 cm). These dimensions include the stand and the shaft. Chésade's bronz...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Don't Fuck with the Baldies
Don't Fuck with the Baldies

Don't Fuck with the Baldies

By Skylar Fein

Located in New Orleans, LA

Skylar Fein was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbrella of the Quakers, working for a g...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 43x31x18 in
"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 43x31x18 in

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 43x31x18 in

By Frederick Hart

Located in Dallas, TX

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3" by Frederick Hart is a figurative bronze with the edition of 56/65. I saw Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothingness) as a single expression of creation, as the metamorph...

Category

Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble Statue
Exceptional Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble Statue

Exceptional Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble Statue

Located in Rome, IT

Outstanding Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble sculpture designed as entrance guardian, this mythical lady sphinx statuary display the head and chest of a neoclassical woma...

Category

1790s Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze
Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze

Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze

By Hans Harry Liebmann

Located in Miami, FL

This is a rare statement piece that commands that eye. It is of museum quality will be the centerpiece of any space. Masterfully crafted details of the human form are finely rendered in a pre-art deco style. Hans Harry Liebmann...

Category

1910s Art Deco Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Timing" bronze sculpture by Jim Rennert, Edition of 3
"Timing" bronze sculpture by Jim Rennert, Edition of 3

"Timing" bronze sculpture by Jim Rennert, Edition of 3

By Jim Rennert

Located in Greenwich, CT

Edition of 3 + 1AP LAST ONE LEFT Jim Rennert was born in 1958, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. After ten trying years of working in business, Rennert was...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 26" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily. Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

Small Bronze Sculpture Cast Head After Rodin "Petite tete au nez retrousse"
Small Bronze Sculpture Cast Head After Rodin "Petite tete au nez retrousse"

Small Bronze Sculpture Cast Head After Rodin "Petite tete au nez retrousse"

By Auguste Rodin

Located in Surfside, FL

(after) Auguste Rodin Posthumous cast "Petite tete au nez retroussé" Featuring a bust of a woman. Limited edition bronze is mounted on a marble base and is signed on the lower right. Great detail. Dimensions: approx. 7-1/4" tall x 5" across x 5" deep with base Foundry mark on the reverse, #13 of 299 produced. François Auguste René Rodin (1840 – 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell. He modeled the human body with naturalism, and his sculptures celebrate individual character and physicality. Although Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, he refused to change his style, and his continued output brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community. Rodin became the preeminent French sculptor of his time. By 1900, he was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought Rodin's work after his World's Fair exhibit, and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. His student, Camille Claudel, became his associate, lover, and creative rival. Rodin's other students included Antoine Bourdelle, Constantin Brancusi, and Charles Despiau. Rodin entered the studio of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, a successful mass producer of objets d'art. Rodin worked as Carrier-Belleuse' chief assistant until 1870, designing roof decorations and staircase and doorway embellishments. With the arrival of the Franco-Prussian War, Rodin was called to serve in the French National Guard, but his service was brief due to his near-sightedness. Rodin took classes with animal sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. The teacher's attention to detail and his finely rendered musculature of animals in motion significantly influenced Rodin. Rodin won the 1880 commission to create a portal for a planned museum of decorative arts. Rodin dedicated much of the next four decades to his elaborate Gates of Hell, an unfinished portal for a museum that was never built. Many of the portal's figures became sculptures in themselves, including Rodin's most famous, The Thinker and The Kiss. With the museum commission came a free studio, granting Rodin a new level of artistic freedom. By 1900, Rodin's artistic reputation was established. Gaining exposure from a pavilion of his artwork set up near the 1900 World's Fair (Exposition Universelle) in Paris, he received requests to make busts of prominent people internationally, As Rodin's fame grew, he attracted many followers, including the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke, and authors Octave Mirbeau, Joris-Karl Huysmans, and Oscar Wilde. Rodin and Beuret's modest country estate in Meudon, purchased in 1897, was a host to such guests as King Edward, dancer Isadora Duncan, and harpsichordist Wanda Landowska. He left Beuret in Meudon and began an affair with the American-born Duchesse de Choiseul. From 1910, he mentored the Russian sculptor, Moissey Kogan...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Romanesque historiated capital. Herod and the Massacre of the Innocent
French Romanesque historiated capital. Herod and the Massacre of the Innocent

French Romanesque historiated capital. Herod and the Massacre of the Innocent

Located in PARIS, FR

French Romanesque historiated capital. Herod and the Massacre of the Innocents. Romanesque historiated capital in dolomitic limestone, carved in high relief on three figured faces, t...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Tiffany & Co. 19th Century Bronze Cherub on Marble Base
Tiffany & Co. 19th Century Bronze Cherub on Marble Base

Tiffany & Co. 19th Century Bronze Cherub on Marble Base

Located in Beachwood, OH

Tiffany & Co. 19th Century Cherub Bronze on marble base Engraved on back of base Sculpture: 6 x 13.5 x 7 inches Overall: 7.5 x 15.5 x 9 inches Tiffany & Co. is an American luxury je...

Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Woman - 21st Century, Contemporary Bronze Figurative Sculpture, Female Nude
Woman - 21st Century, Contemporary Bronze Figurative Sculpture, Female Nude

Woman - 21st Century, Contemporary Bronze Figurative Sculpture, Female Nude

By Ryszard Piotrowski

Located in Warsaw, PL

RYSZARD PIOTROWSKI (born in 1952) Sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works include intimate, small forms in marble, bronze and silver. He specializes in repoussage. In the 1970s and 80s he...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

SOPHIA: “The Birth of Culture” Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, mythology
SOPHIA: “The Birth of Culture” Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, mythology

SOPHIA: “The Birth of Culture” Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, mythology

By Walter Peter Brenner

Located in Paris, FR

Sophia: “the Birth of Culture” is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 100 × 41 × 21 cm (39.3 × 16.1 × 8.3 in). This sculpture is part of a limited...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Four Three Two One, 21st Century Contemporary Surrealist Ceramic Sculpture
Four Three Two One, 21st Century Contemporary Surrealist Ceramic Sculpture

Four Three Two One, 21st Century Contemporary Surrealist Ceramic Sculpture

By Kristen Newell

Located in Beachwood, OH

Kristen Newell (American, b. 1989) Four Three Two One, 2015 Stoneware, porcelain and acrylic Signed and dated on bottom 16 x 15 x 14 inches Kristen Newell was born in a small town on the coast of Massachusetts, where from a very early age, she demonstrated a strong propensity for the arts. Important additional inspiration came from her family and from the family of a childhood friend, where Kristen found herself surrounded by the work of Paul Manship, her friend’s grandfather and one of America’s greatest sculptors. With increased focus on her art, along with winning numerous awards throughout high school, Newell eagerly enrolled in the arts program at University of Vermont and augmented her studies with a valuable year at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Upon graduation, Newell moved back to Cleveland to begin her art career and started participating in group shows, including River Gallery and the Ohio State...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware, Acrylic

The Night
The Night

The Night

By James Pradier

Located in New Orleans, LA

After James Pradier 1792–1852 French The Night White marble on a grey marble socle Drifting in a dreamlike ascent, this exquisite allegorical sculpture, The Night, pays tribute t...

Category

20th Century Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble

The Hunt Large Bronze Sculpture Ferdinand Barbedienne Fondeur Napoleon III
The Hunt Large Bronze Sculpture Ferdinand Barbedienne Fondeur Napoleon III

The Hunt Large Bronze Sculpture Ferdinand Barbedienne Fondeur Napoleon III

By Louis Ernest Barrias

Located in Pistoia, IT

Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905) "The Hunt. Impressive bronze sculpture with brown patina, 98 cm tall. Signature "E. Barrias" on the rock; "F. Barbedienne fondeur Paris" and mechanic...

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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Morning
Morning

Morning

By Alex Radionov

Located in Zofingen, AG

The author admires the beauty of the female body. Her movement - smooth, graceful and beautiful. The moment of awakening is very sensual. The girl stretches, revealing the beauty of her young body. Realistic manner shows her original beauty. Sculpture shapes create a play of light and shadow, curves, polished and brushed metal. The work is made of bronze- polish and patina. This sculpture was created in the early period of Alex Radionov...

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1990s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Ex Nihilo Figure 4", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man
"Ex Nihilo Figure 4", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man

"Ex Nihilo Figure 4", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man

By Frederick Hart

Located in Dallas, TX

Don't miss this opportunity to own a piece of history! Ex Nihilo Figure 4, a full-scale plaster from the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, commissioned as part of the Creation Scul...

Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Femme de Mequinez
Femme de Mequinez

Femme de Mequinez

By Henri Honoré Plé

Located in New York, NY

HENRI-HONORÉ PLÉ French, 1853-1922 Femme de Mequinez An important orientalist polychrome patinated bronze bust sculpture with gilt highlights surmounted on rouge marble. H 26 ...

Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Storm by Chésade - Allegory sculpture, contemporary, bronze
The Storm by Chésade - Allegory sculpture, contemporary, bronze

The Storm by Chésade - Allegory sculpture, contemporary, bronze

By Chésade

Located in Paris, FR

'The Storm' is a unique bronze sculpture by French contemporary sculptor Chésade. Dimensions: 23 cm × 15 cm × 18 cm. These dimensions include the base and the rod. Height of the rod:...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Academic Sculptor - Early 20th Century Erotic Marble Tondo Relief
Italian Academic Sculptor - Early 20th Century Erotic Marble Tondo Relief

Italian Academic Sculptor - Early 20th Century Erotic Marble Tondo Relief

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian sculptor (20th century) - Erotic scene. Diameter 26 cm. Circular low-relief in carved white marble. The marble tondo depicts a pair of nude figures in an amorous pose, ren...

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Delirio Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series
Delirio Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series

Delirio Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series

By Paloma Castello

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The series "Venus Nostalgia" is a collection of sculptures inspired by the famous Venus de Milo, an emblematic work in the history of art that has had a great impact on Castello's wo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Female torso
Female torso

Female torso

Located in Täby, SE

This female torso represents the young woman's strength and vulnerability. It´s was conceived in the 70ths and is signed with the artists initials on a thumbprint. Gunnar Knut Nilsson, born 1904 in Karlskrona, died 1995 in Versailles in France, was a Swedish sculptor. Gunnar Nilsson studied watercolor painting and modeling at the Technical Vocational School in Karlskrona in 1918-19 and on his own in addition to working as a clerk at Finspångs Metallwerk. His debut exhibition was in Finspång in 1927. With the help of a local fundraiser, and after the encouragement of Carl Eldh, he traveled to Paris in 1928 to study sculpture for, among others, Charles Despiau and Paul Niclausse. In Paris he socialized with Bror Hjorth, whose former studio he also rented, Carl Frisendahl and Alberto Giacometti. He came to belong to "Le groupe des Neuf'' with Paul Cornet...

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1950s French School Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Coppia di Medaglioni in Marmo Profili di Papi fine XVII-inizi XVIII secolo
Coppia di Medaglioni in Marmo Profili di Papi fine XVII-inizi XVIII secolo

Coppia di Medaglioni in Marmo Profili di Papi fine XVII-inizi XVIII secolo

Located in Pistoia, IT

Coppia di medaglioni in marmo raffiguranti i profili dei papi Gregorio VIII e Leone IX. Italia, bottega romana, fine XVII-inizi XVIII secolo. Gregorio VIII, nato Alberto di Morra ...

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Late 17th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Bamboo wood sculpture depicting a fisherman, Chinese, early 1900s
Bamboo wood sculpture depicting a fisherman, Chinese, early 1900s

Bamboo wood sculpture depicting a fisherman, Chinese, early 1900s

Located in Vicenza, VI

Bamboo wood sculpture depicting a fisherman with oriental features, wearing a long beard and headdress, while holding two fish. The lower part is embellished with an elaborate carve...

Category

Early 1900s Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Intaglio

19th Century Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo
19th Century Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo

19th Century Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo (Late 19th Century) Marble bust on a swivel marble base Unsigned 24 ½" high x 21" wide x 9 1/2 " deep...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Emile Picault “Ad Lumen" Patinated Bronze Statue
Emile Picault “Ad Lumen" Patinated Bronze Statue

Emile Picault “Ad Lumen" Patinated Bronze Statue

Located in New York, NY

Émile Louis Picault (1833–1915)  “Ad Lumen” Patinated Bronze Statue of “Ad Lumen”  signed E. Picault. 30" H x 12" D The sculpture depicts a classical male figure astride a spher...

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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Arlen Reclining
Arlen Reclining

Arlen Reclining

Located in London, GB

Bronze Numbered 4/10 21cm × 26cm × 57cm Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK and Commonwealt...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure
Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure

Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure

By Wim van der Kant

Located in Utrecht, NL

Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he intensively practises his profession as a sculptor. Only when his work would measure up to his own standards, he decided to present it to the rest of the world. In 1995, he exhibited for the first time with Morren Galleries. Van der Kant desires to sculpt young people who still stand uninhibited and curiously in life. The reason he chooses to sculpt boys is, because he is one himself, this way the subject is closer to him. The anatomy of his figures testify of perfectionism. Van der Kant's subjects show similarities with the sculptures from the Greek and Roman antiquity...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

“Wings in the Wild”
“Wings in the Wild”

“Wings in the Wild”

Located in Warren, NJ

Moana Ponder original bronze “wings in the wind”. In good condition measures 33x9

Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ryan Monahan Peep Show Wall Sculpture Behind The Green Door Movie Marquee
Ryan Monahan Peep Show Wall Sculpture Behind The Green Door Movie Marquee

Ryan Monahan Peep Show Wall Sculpture Behind The Green Door Movie Marquee

By Ryan Thomas Monahan

Located in New York, NY

Ryan Thomas Monahan hails from Yorkville, Illinois. Utilizing a combination of physical and imaginative exploration Ryan creates miniaturized three dimensional portraits of urban lan...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper, Board

Limestone figure of Virgin and child, Lorraine, 14th century, French Gothic
Limestone figure of Virgin and child, Lorraine, 14th century, French Gothic

Limestone figure of Virgin and child, Lorraine, 14th century, French Gothic

Located in PARIS, FR

Virgin and Child with Goldfinch Workshops of Metz, Lorraine, circa 1330 Limestone carved in the round with remains of polychromy Height: 61 cm This sculpture is sold with a certific...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise
Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise

Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise

Located in New Orleans, LA

"I am a true Roman Emperor; I am of the best race of the Caesars—those who are founders." –Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812 Among the most iconic and celebrated figures in history, Napoleon...

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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Bronze sculpture of 'Rapunzel' from German fairytale by Carl Payne
Bronze sculpture of 'Rapunzel' from German fairytale by Carl Payne

Bronze sculpture of 'Rapunzel' from German fairytale by Carl Payne

By Carl Payne

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

A stunning Nude Bronze Sculpture 'Rapunzel' with inspiration taken from the German fairytale. Continuing a successful career in England and Ireland, Carl joined Callaghan Fine Paintings and Works of Art at the beginning of 2004 in order to dedicate his time to create and develop stunning individual contemporary sculpture. Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission, which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) cruise ship. Randolph Turpin – life size and a quarter - commissioned by Warwick and Leamington Spa Council located in Warwick Town Centre, Sir Stanley Matthews – life size and a half - commissioned by the Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation located at The Britannia Stadium. The Stadium of Light - life size group of figures – commissioned by Sunderland Football Club...

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20th Century Modern Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Florentine singer / - The Renaissance of the Renaissance -
Florentine singer / - The Renaissance of the Renaissance -

Florentine singer / - The Renaissance of the Renaissance -

By Paul Dubois

Located in Berlin, DE

Paul Dubois (1829 Nogent-sur-Seine - 1905 Paris), Florentine singer, 1865. Light brown patinated bronze with cast round plinth mounted on a square marble base (3.5 cm high). Total height 53 cm. Bronze dimensions: 49.5 cm (height) x 20 cm (length) x 10 cm (width), weight 5.6 kg. Inscribed on the plinth "P.[aul] DUBOIS", dated "1865", with the foundry's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR" and the signet "REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS". - Patina very occasionally darkened, lute with loss of one tuning peg, otherwise in excellent condition. - The renaissance of the Renaissance - The bronze is a precisely executed and masterfully cast contemporary reduction of Paul Dubois 155 cm tall masterpiece "Florentine Singer", which is exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay and for which the artist was awarded the Medal of Honor at the Paris Salon in 1865. The work acted as a beacon, and was followed by a plethora of depictions of juveniles. Inspired by Donatello and Luca della Robbia, but also by painters such as Piero della Francesca, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Pinturicchio, the "Florentine Singer" is not an epigonal work that pays homage to a vanished era, but a successful attempt to draw vitality from the art of the past and thus give it new life. The effect of vitality is the core of Italian Renaissance art theory. In order to fulfill itself as art, art had to appear like nature. This naturalism also characterizes the "Florentine Singer". The young man appears to have been taken from life, which is reinforced by the momentary nature of his action. He has just struck a now fading chord. In addition, the natural appearance is enhanced by the detailed shaping of the figurative details, such as the laces with the slightly curved leather of the shoes, the belt buckle, or the ornamentation on the body of the lute. Even the fingernails are clearly defined. Unlike the Renaissance, however, the effect of liveliness here is not based on the "discovery" of nature and the human body, but primarily on the rediscovery of the art of the Quattrocento. The liveliness of the artwork is therefore at the same time a revitalization of this art, so that we can speak of a Renaissance of the Renaissance, just as the Pre-Raphaelites in England at the same time transferred the Quattrocento to contemporary art. Dubois takes on the most difficult of all subjects, the depiction of singing through silent sculpture. He was preceded in this by Luca della Robbia and Donatello with their pulpits of singers created in the 1430s in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence. Compared to these works, the physiognomy of Dubois singer is far less animated, yet he also depicts singing in a convincing manner. He uses the whole body. He takes the ancient contrapposto, which was essential to Renaissance sculpture, and transforms the standing leg-playing posture into a late medieval S-swing, giving the body an elegant beauty and at the same time setting it in melodic motion. In the equally elegant finger position, the music is expressed in a much more literal way with the beating of the lute. Finally, the musicality of the sculpture culminates in the face with the mouth open to sing. Through the act of singing, which is a great challenge to the artistic will to depict perfect beauty, the gracefulness of the classical face is not diminished, but enhanced. Starting from the face with the singing mouth and the gaze absorbed by the sounds, the inner vitality spreads, giving the bronze sculpture an intense aura, enhanced by the music. Dubois transfers the beauty of the Renaissance to the musical, sublimating the visible sculpture to the invisible of music. He took up the challenge of transcending the Renaissance with the Renaissance, thus responding to the Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes, which arose at the end of the 17th century around the French Academy and remained virulent into the 19th century, in which antiquity was regarded either as an unattainable ideal or as a standard to be surpassed. With his work, Dubois proved that the Renaissance, which had championed the art of the ancients, could lead to a new renaissance of art. About the artist Paul Dubois' great-uncle was the famous French Baroque sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, in whose footsteps the talented great-nephew followed. When he debuted at the Paris Salon in 1858, he signed his work "Dubois-Pigalle". At his father's request, however, he first studied law before devoting himself to sculpture under the tutelage of François Christophe Armand Toussaint in 1856 and entering the École des Beaux-Arts in 1858. From 1859 to 1863, he lived in Rome and traveled to Naples and Florence. Inspired by Florentine art of the quattrocento, Dubois initiated a school-forming neo-Florentine style that combined the elegantly simple forms of youthful grace with a precise wealth of detail.Two purchases by the French state (“envois de Rome”) were made during his stay in Rome, which brought him recognition in Paris. After his return there, he quickly became an internationally sought-after artist. Dubois was also active as a creator of monuments. His most famous work is the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (1896) on the forecourt of Reims Cathedral. He was also a sought-after portraitist who produced around 50 busts and - Dubois was also a passionate painter - around 100 portraits in oil. From 1873 to 1878 he was curator of the Museum du Luxembourg, in 1876 he became a member of the Institut de France and from 1878 to 1905 he was director of the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1865, Dubois was awarded the Paris Salon Medal of Honor for his “Florentine Singer”. In 1867 he became Chevalier, in 1874 Officier, in 1886 Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, which awarded Dubois the Grande Croix in 1896. Selected Bibliography Stole, Elmar: Paul Dubois. In: Saur. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, vol. 30, Munich - Leipzig 2001, pp. 677-678. GERMAN VERSION Paul Dubois (1829 Nogent-sur-Seine - 1905 Paris), Florentinischer Sänger, 1865. Hellbraun patinierte Bronze mit gegossener runder Plinthe auf quadratischem Marmorsockel montiert (3,5 cm Höhe). Gesamthöhe 53 cm. Maße der Bronze: 49,5 cm (Höhe) x 20 cm (Länge) x 10 cm (Breite), Gewicht 5,6 kg. Auf der Plinthe mit „P.[aul] DUBOIS“ bezeichnet, auf „1865“ datiert, mit dem Gießereistempel „F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR“ und dem Signet „REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS“ versehen. - Patina sehr vereinzelt nachgedunkelt, Laute mit Verlust eines Stimmwirbels, ansonsten ausgezeichnet erhalten. - Die Renaissance...

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1860s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

XOX Chill Yellow 1/10 - graphic, pop-art, figurative, resin sculpture
XOX Chill Yellow 1/10 - graphic, pop-art, figurative, resin sculpture

XOX Chill Yellow 1/10 - graphic, pop-art, figurative, resin sculpture

By Viktor Mitic

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Playful, colourful and imaginative, Viktor Mitic’s latest series of sculptures appear to merge pop art with science fiction. The colour palette is fun, bright and contemporary—a sunny yellow. These 3-D figures began as digital creations, sculpted out of resin and painted. Their form was initially inspired by the towering abstract sculptures Mitic produced from images of paint splashes on his studio floor. Edition one of ten. “This character has emerged from a shadow of one of my sculptures (as in the video) I have always been a fan of science as well as science fiction writing and movies. For me, X-O-X is a ‘being’ that came out of a technological world possibly from another galaxy.” Viktor Mitic “As an icon, or hybrid worthy Viktor Mitic- X-O-X has a synthetic, playful identity. It’s culturally a fusion of influences brought together in one formal public sculpture.” John K. Grande, author, poet, essayist He earned a BFA from the University of Toronto in 1995 with studies in art history at Sheridan College. He has exhibited his post-Pop inspired...

Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Paint

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