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Art Subject: Bronze
Young Antelope by Sirio Tofanari
Located in Gent, VOV
A fine bronze cast of a young antelope or male deer licking its back, by Sirio Tofanari (1886-1969). An old model with degraded dark-brown patina and lighter brown tones. Signed Siri...
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sappho
Located in New York, NY
JEAN-BAPTISTE CLÉSINGER
French, (1814-1883)
Sappho
Patinated bronze; Signed CLESINGER, inscribed: F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR and stamped: A. COLLAS. BREVETE. REDUCTION MECANIQUE...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Étienne Dumaige Bronze Statue of an Egyptian Princess
Located in New York, NY
ÉTIENNE HENRY DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
Egyptian Princess
Signed 'H. DUMAIGE' on the cloak.
23 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 9 inches
A Fine Patinated Bronze Group D...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tabletop Flask/Vase, Unique Artist's Ceramic, circa 1970
Located in Long Island City, NY
This ceramic sculpture is circa 1970 and offers an expressionistic view of a large flask. The geometric abstract pattern that separates the two tones lend...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Guardian - contemporary, sculpture, bronze, patina and iron, 21st C.
Located in London, GB
Original 4/8 2018
Javier was born in 1984 and graduated in Fine Arts in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2007.
The essence of his work is the union with the feeling of life...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Modern High Relief George Bush Cast Metal Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Metal sculpture on wood by Houston, Texas modernist sculptor and painter David Adickes. High relief sculpture of George Bush facing right cast in metal and mounted on wood. Signed by artist.
Metal Sculpture Diameter: 6"
Artist Biography: Born 1927 in Huntsville, Texas, David Pryor...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Box
By Ciba Karisik
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This painting is a small jewel. What is in the box? What was in the box? This old wooden trunk has seen at least a century of treasured belongings. Ka...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 5), bronze fantastical sculptures of female hands
Located in New York, NY
A 2023 recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts,
Leslie Fry is represented in this show with fantastical sculptures of female hands, titled the “Cuffed” series. Tensely poised and mannered gestures, inspired by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, cascade into blooms and barnacles, creating a mesmerizing visual dissonance. This elision of romance and rigidity both draws attention to the limitations of the female form and liberates it from the constraints of reality. Leslie Fry’s works have been exhibited internationally at such venues as Kunsthaus in Hamburg, Zwitscher Machine Gallery in Berlin, Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul, Windspiel Galerie in Vienna, Couvent des Cordeliers in Paris, Artists Space and Wave Hill in New York, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum near Boston, and Centre des Arts Visuels in Montreal. Her public sculptures have been commissioned in New York, South Korea, Montreal, Florida, Wisconsin, and Vermont; public collections include Tufts University, Songchu International Sculpture Park, Freehand New York, Kohler Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Fleming Museum of Art, Musée d’art de Joliette, and St. Petersburg, Florida’s Museum of Fine Arts. Fry’s M.F.A. is from Bard College, and her B.A. is from the University of Vermont, with a Foundation year at the Central School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in Winooski, VT.
Artist Statement:
#1 My hands reach, touch, and shape.
Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from Mannerist paintings by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, and are ink-washed onto vintage tablecloths...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Model II Bronze Sculpture Nude Girl Standing Female Figure Contemporary
By Erwin Meijer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Model II Bronze Sculpture Nude Girl Standing Female Figure Contemporary
The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting.
They breathe the atmosphere ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Girl Hugging Dog (B/12/16)
By Sophie Ryder
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ed. of 25
Sophie Ryder was born in London in 1963 and lives in the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside with her family. She studied visual arts at the Royal Academy Schools and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century bronze sculpture of David
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Louis Auguste Moreau
French, (1855-1919)
David
Bronze, signed
Height: 7.5 inches
Width: 3.25 inches
Depth: 3 inches
Louis Auguste Moreau was born in Dijon, France in 1855 into a fam...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Barjo
Located in Bozeman, MT
In 1968 Waddell joined the University of Montana art faculty, teaching sculpture and design. For eight years he lived in Arlee MT, teaching at the Universi...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Father and Son - Late 19th Century Stone Statue
Located in Carmel, CA
Carved stone sculpture with incredible detail. Father and Son was created by an unknown artist in the Late 19th Century.
This sculpture boasts incredible craftsmanship and attention to detail carved throughout the stone.
The statue comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
Shown in the American Art Gallery...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Roofvogel met Vis no. 4 Bird of Prey with Fish Bronze Sculpture In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Roofvogel met Vis no. 4 ( Bird of Prey with Fish) Bronze Sculpture In Stock
Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bogota's Glory
Located in PARIS, FR
Bogota's Glory
by Henri Bouchard (1875-1960)
Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced yellow-brown patina
Signed "H. Bouchard" on the base
Cast by "Siot" (stamp)
France
circa 1927
height...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vliegend Uiltje Bronze Sculpture Small Flying Owl Bird Animal In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Vliegen Uiltje Bronze Sculpture Small Flying Owl Bird Animal In Stock
Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor at th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled
By Bill Nebeker
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a bronze sculpture by Bill Nebeker. Signed on reverse base "Bill Nebeker CA 6/30". The full size is 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches.
Bill Nebeker is an American artist ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Boy - Skull Bronze Sculpture - Unique Piece
Located in Miami, FL
With heavy “Renaissance” innuendos, his work approaches our concept of “existence” and “reality.” Bellino questions the viewer’s awareness and convictions about the boundaries of “li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Art Déco Représentant Une Oie, Les Ailes Déployées
Located in ROUEN, FR
Bronze Art Déco représentant une oie, les ailes déployées. Il est à fine patine brune. Socle en marbre vert. Signé de LUC. H.31 L.21.
Category
1920s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted 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 23" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
Bison Song
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature inscribed on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
6/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Sunbathing' original stone Shona sculpture by Washington Msonza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Sunbathing' is an original stone sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Washington Msonza. In the sculpture, a woman reclines nude and on the ground in a moment of relaxation under the sun. She holds a child on her lap and he two gaze at one another in a moment of bonding and adoration. This intimate composition reminds, on one hand, of the great painting 'Olympia' by the relist painter Édouard Manet by nature of the nude woman in repose. On the other, it also recalls the subject matter of the Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt, whose work often focused on domestic scenes of mothers and their children. All of these art historical references are nonetheless contained within the materiality of the serpentine stone itself, in which Msonza uses the polish and texture of the stone to capture skin and hair and the subtly of the figures' expressions.
opal stone (serpentine)
26.5 x 36.5 x 12 inches
200+ lbs
not singed
Overall good condition; some minor surface abrasions.
Sculpture may require preparation to be mounted or installed. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you might have.
Washington Msonza was born in 1966 in Domboshava where he attended primary school. He then moved to Chitungwiza to attend secondary schooling. While in school, he spent most of his time watching his sculptor brother-in-law Albert Mamvura, whose workshop was close to his house. In 1988 Msonza began assisting Albert full time, while simultaneously gaining experience by watching other well known artists in the area including Gedion Nyanhongo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Kiowa Iron Tipped Medicine Arrows
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
3/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alerte
Located in New York, NY
AUGUSTE MOREAU
French, (1834-1917)
Alerte
Patinated bronze; Signed ‘Aug Moreau’ and title ‘Alerte’ on base
22 x 14 1/2 inches
Notes:
Cupid's figure is standing with a bow on hi...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Historical Photo -Tree and Face - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Tree and Face is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Mask, Baga Guinea, " Carved Wood c. 1920
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Mask, Baga Guinea" is a carved wooden mask created c. 1920. Where a face would go in the mask is actually the body of a woman figure. There are two breasts above a hole for the mask wearer...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bust of Child
Located in PARIS, FR
Bust of Child
Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902)
A beautiful bronze sculpture with dark brown patina
Very beautiful cast by Hébrard
Raised on its original ma...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sakabula
Located in Somerset West, WC
Sakabula, the Black Widow Bird is a limited edition bronze sculpture.
Created with the lost wax casting process.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Head of Girl with Fancy Earrings, " Steel signed by Fred Cantava
By Fred Cantave
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Head of Girl with Fancy Earrings" is an original steel sculpture by Haitian artist Fred Cantave. The artist signed the base. It depicts a face without a mouth and with braided hair ...
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Frank, Navajo
By Denny Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
"Frank/Navajo" by Denny Haskew
Figurative Bronze Native American Bust
11x7x7" ed/25, ideal size for an office shelf, or desk top.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Denny Haskew currently resides in Loveland, Colorado where he is actively engaged in the art industry as a sculptor. He received his degree from the University of Utah, then served two years in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Having spent numerous years as a guide and ski instructor, Denny has learned to love the rivers and mountains of the western states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah. After moving to Loveland, a hub of successful working sculptors, he wasted no time in getting monumental sculpture experience through working with renowned sculptors including Fritz White and Kent Ullberg N.A. Since 1987, Denny has created and placed dozens of monumental compositions; spanning the full spectrum of the figurative genre.
As a member of the Potawatomi Citizen Nation, it is only natural for his artwork to follow the Native American culture. His art has not been limited to Native American and southwestern subjects, however, as he frequently explores abstract forms placing emphasis on the qualities of the metal and stone used. As a Charter member of the National Sculptors' Guild and being close to other sculptors and the Loveland area
foundries has helped him to master all the foundry processes involved in producing a desirable and lasting monumental bronze sculpture.
Over 50 major public placements include the Smithsonian Institution, DC.; the Gilcrease Museum, OK; Cerritos, CA; Little Rock, AR; the Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Sioux collection, MN, and the Barona Band of Mission Indians...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"ROMA PASSATO" WINGED GODDESS SCULPTURE
By Scy
Located in San Antonio, TX
Scy
Colorado / Texas Artist
Image Size: 17" tall. 18" wide. 10" deep.
Medium: Bronze
"Roma Passato"
Scy has been surrounded by fine art throughout her entire life. She grew up beside the easel and sculpting stand...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Darth Vader - Bronze Sculpture - Unique Piece
Located in Miami, FL
I was born in Nice in 1955. In the 80’s, I discovered the world of metal and ornamentation in my father’s workshop where I learnt gold and silver plating and bronze restoration.
After many years of practice and technical research dedicated to rehabilitating and re-composing objects, I engaged in an artistic way around 2010. The ornament that is torn from its original support then becomes the very structure of my sculptures.
Bronze ornamentations assembled by extremely precise welding are the base material. Weighted with the nobility of the material joined to their own history, they support a fragmented memory and they bring me a precious help as well as a constraint.
I got special inspiration from the Renaissance period. Vanitas are one of my favourite themes, typical of classical sceneries...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Young girl from Bou-Saada
Located in PARIS, FR
Young girl from Bou-Saada
by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dual patina
with blue enamelled jewels
Signed on the base " E. Barrias "
Cast by " Suss...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Nike Torso-Bronze Sculpture Ed. 1/6
Located in Zug, CH
Hermann Rastorfer was a draftsman, painter, sculptor, illustrator, ceramist, designer, poster artist, developer of advertising concepts and communication campaigns, inventor, and architect. He began as a typesetter in Salzburg. In the mid-1950s, he moved to Germany, where he soon founded his own studio for graphic design and advertising. His goal was always to give each product a distinctive, highly recognizable appearance. He designed his own design line for the German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, artistic cover images for numerous paperbacks from renowned publishers, and packaging for well-known products such as Ferrero Küsschen, Mon Chéri, Martell cognac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Female Figure-Bronze Sculpture Ed. 1/6
Located in Zug, CH
Hermann Rastorfer was a draftsman, painter, sculptor, illustrator, ceramist, designer, poster artist, developer of advertising concepts and communication campaigns, inventor, and architect. He began as a typesetter in Salzburg. In the mid-1950s, he moved to Germany, where he soon founded his own studio for graphic design and advertising. His goal was always to give each product a distinctive, highly recognizable appearance. He designed his own design line for the German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, artistic cover images for numerous paperbacks from renowned publishers, and packaging for well-known products such as Ferrero Küsschen, Mon Chéri, Martell cognac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Horses: At Attention, At Play, At Rest (set)
By Gisela Pferdekamper
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Gisela Pferdekamper is an artist who specializes in animal paintings. These artworks are the artist's first foray into sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
corpo estraneo 3
Located in Denver, CO
Long fascinated with nature’s way of reclaiming what humans build, artist Melissa Furness visually depicts how organic and self-imposed deterioration confuses our sense of reality an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil, Acrylic
Italian Animal Bronze : Battling Rams by Sirio Tofanari
Located in Gent, VOV
A very rare bronze cast of two battling Rams, by Sirio Tofanari (1886-1969). An old cast with a dark brown shaded patina. On a heavy green marble steppe...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Japanese Contemporary Art By Kojun - Shiko 10
By Kojun
Located in Paris, IDF
Lego, gold leaf (24k, 22.66k), copper wire, wood
This collaborative work, which began with a common interest in Buddhism, explored the idea of expressing the sacred within everyday life.
As artist and Zen monk...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf, Wire
Bullion Bear
Located in Belfast, GB
Bullion Bear
White Bronze
7 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 3 1/2 in
20 x 29 x 9 cm
Patrick O’Reilly (b. 1957 Kilkenny, Ireland) is a highly acclaimed Irish artist who studie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"LA DOLCE VITA" WOMAN WITH WINE
Located in San Antonio, TX
Scy
Colorado / Texas Artist
Image Size: 13 inches tall
"La Dolce Vita"
Scy has been surrounded by fine art throughout her entire life. She grew up beside the easel and sculpting stand...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Torso
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze & marble
Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Alvin Ailey
Located in Wien, 9
John William Mills (born 4 March 1933, London) is an English sculptor.
He studied at Hammersmith School of Art, 1947–54, and at the Royal College of Art, 1956–60. He was a resident ...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Thora (Norse - Thunderous)
By Nancy Legge
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Three years after her last one person exhibition at Seager Gray Gallery, Nancy Legge returns, ever true to her vision and inspiration, but with an increased artistic vocabulary, both...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Josie
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Found materials, redwood, and acrylic paint.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Hola 1/8
Located in Anaheim, CA
This bronze sculpture by Eric Saint Georges, numbered 1 of 8 and measuring 20 inches by 2 inches, is a captivating study in elegance and abstraction. The figure features a stylized, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Michael
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Found materials, cedar, and acrylic paint.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint, Found Objects
"SALUTE" WOMEM TOASTING WINE. FROM HER WOMEN OF THE VINEYARD SERIES BRONZE
By Scy
Located in San Antonio, TX
Scy
Colorado / Texas Artist
Image Size: 9" Tall
Medium: Bronze
"Salute"
Scy has been surrounded by fine art throughout her entire life. She grew up beside the easel and sculpting stand...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Relentless
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 12/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terpsichore, Muse of Dance
Located in PARIS, FR
Terpsichore, Muse of Dance
by Pierre-Marie POISSON (1876-1953)
Sculpture with a dark old gold patina
signed on the base "P. Poisson"
Cast by Bisceglia (with the foundry stamp)
Fra...
Category
1920s French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dragon bronze sculpture in copper colour. Limited edition. Ship Fast.
By Zou Liang
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
12 Zodiac - Dragon 《12生肖系列 - 龙》
Dragon is one table sculpture of 12 Zodiac series made by Chinese artist Zou Liang. The artist attempts to objectify the twelve Chinese Zodiac signs ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Frederick Ashton
Located in Wien, 9
John William Mills (born 4 March 1933, London) is an English sculptor.
He studied at Hammersmith School of Art, 1947–54, and at the Royal College of Art, 1956–60. He was a resident ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wedding Day
By Denny Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
"Wedding Day" by Denny Haskew
Figurative Bronze 18" x 10" x 6" ed/21
"Our glances touch.
Heartbeats on an unfailing rhythm.
A brief gaze captures promises enough to fill a lifetim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Bronze
Medals - World Costumes - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Medals - World Costumes is an original lithograph on paper realized in 1862.
The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the...
Category
1860s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
UNTITLED (NUDE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised signature by the artist and numbered. Artwork is in excellent condition. Edition of 10. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cricostomi - Etching by Jean Francois Turpin-1831
Located in Roma, IT
This is one of the illustrations of "Dizionario di scienze naturali" (Natural sciences dictionary) edited by Battelli nel 1831. The work was made of 29 volumes, containing hundreds ...
Category
1830s Modern Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Mare - hunting horse by Josuë Dupon 1864-1935
Located in Gent, VOV
A beautiful large bronze sculpture of a proud standing mare. Old sand cast created during the artist Josuë Dupon's lifetime.
Josuë Dupon (also Josué or Josue Dupon) was a Flemish sculptor and engraver. His work also includes painting and graphics.
He received his training through evening classes at the academy of Roeselare and Antwerp (1884) and later at the National Institute of Fine Arts (1887). In 1891, he won a gold medal with the monumental sculpture group Samson kills the lion and was runner-up in the Prix de Rome for sculpture. From that year on, his work appeared regularly in exhibitions at home and abroad. His reputation was such, that he became one of a select group of sculptors allowed by King Leopold II to carve statues in Ivory, which was imported from the Congo, the Belgian colony. In 1893 his exceptionally refined ivory statue of Diana was bought by the Antwerp Royal Museum of Fine Arts, which also acquired his spectacular bronze Vulture defending its prey a year later.
Working in every genre and mastering every technique and material, Josuë Dupon became best known as a sculptor of exotic animals. He was equally capable of faithfully expressing anatomical detail as of rendering the animals' nature. Josuë Dupon was a technically faultless realist, with a sense of the dramatic, a feeling for decorative complexity and a tendency towards idealizing. The placement of his camel driver and two bronze groups at the entrance to Antwerp Zoo confirmed this reputation as animalier.
The career that Dupon subsequently built, brought him numerous important awards and an appointment as professor at the Antwerp Academy, a tenure he held between 1905 and 1934. Besides animals, he sculpted busts, war memorials and public monuments. For one of the largest sculptural monuments and the largest fountain in the city of Buenos Aires, called Monument of the Two Congresses, he collaborated with his good friend, the Belgian sculptor Jules Lagae. Josuë Dupon created several statues of mighty condors for this monument.
At the start of his career his conception of art was strongly influenced by traditional 19th century artistic ideals. After the turn of the century his compositions and surface treatment changed and became more modern. He met Rembrandt Bugatti around 1905 or 1906 in the 'Jardin des Plantes' in Paris and invited him to Antwerp. Bugatti began travelling to Antwerp in 1906 to observe and sculpt the inhabitants of its zoo, which was then considered the best in the world, and Dupon allowed Bugatti to stay with him during several of his early visits. As such Dupon became a friend and a bit of a father figure to Rembrandt Bugatti.
Dupon did not play a very active part in artistic movements or associations. Dupon remains an important sculptor not only through his body of work but also because of the influence he exercised through interactions and collaboration with other sculptors such as Lagae, Bugatti and Bourdelle but also because he trained leading sculptors such as Albéric Collin (1886-1962), Willy Kreitz...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Dad's Hand Drill" Oil painting - trompe l'oeil realism - vintage tool - framed
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is an oil painting, in the style of "Trompe l-oeil" of an antique hand drill, on a grey background. Painted by American contemporary painter, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Panel
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