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Academic Study with grotesques and Mascaron face. Signed and dated 1865.
Located in Firenze, IT
academic study of a plaster cast of an ancient bas-relief. It is adorned with intricate grotesques
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Academic Cast Depicting a Roman Women Head, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Above the plaster base, by means of a wooden support, the cast of the head of a Roman woman is set
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

An academic cast depicting Eleonora D’Aragona head, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Over the wooden black painted base is set a cast of Eleonora D’Aragona head. Copy of the marble
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

An academic cast depicting Costanza Bonarelli head by Bernini, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
An academic cast. Over the fruit wooden black painted base is set the cast of Costanza Bonarelli
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Fruitwood

An academic cast of a sculpture depicting a discus thrower, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Over the plaster round base is set the cast of a sculpture of a Discus thrower. Cast for drawing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Academic Study of a Plaster Frieze: Grotesques, Dragons, and Birds, 1864
Located in Firenze, IT
x 45cm This drawing, created in 1864, is an academic study of a plaster cast of an ancient bas
Category

Mid-19th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pencil, Carbon Pencil

Late 19th Century French Classical Plaster Foot
Located in London, GB
A statement patinated plaster academic study of an oversized foot, cast from a classical sculpture
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
medium bronze, wood and original plasters. Like his contemporaries, Aarons experimented with direct
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Head of Niobe, from the Niobe group
Located in Maidenhead, GB
Plaster cast Inscribed verso, ‘Gebr Micheli Berlin’ 80 x 55 x 38 cm. Provenance: Gebrüder Micheli, Berlin
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
allowed to draw human figures, at first from plaster casts and then from models dressed in historical or
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1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Femminile Torso Sculpture
Located in Ljubljana, SI
plaster cast gallery. The workmanship has very ancient origins and is performed entirely by hand by
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Femminile Torso Sculpture
Femminile Torso Sculpture
H 22.45 in W 9.06 in D 4.34 in
Bronze Sculpture "The Snake Charmer" by Charles Arthur Bourgeois
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
he created and exhibited the plaster version of The Snake Charmer. A year later, Emperor Napoleon III
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Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled abstract expressionist mid-century modern sculpture
By Thomas Morin
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Thomas Morin (1934-2017) Untitled, 1962. Cast iron on wood base. Cast sculpture measures 24 x 7
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

4 Nude Drawings After a Live Model by V. Geoffroy, Circa 1895
Located in Paris, FR
type of exercise allowed future artists to study anatomy. Along with drawing from plaster casts of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Drawings

Materials

Paper

Bacchante
By Charles Despiau
Located in PARIS, FR
at the back "C. Despiau" Cast by Alexis RUDIER France Vers 1930 Height 23 cm Width 18 cm Depth 13 cm
Category

1930s Art Deco Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bacchante
Bacchante
H 9.06 in W 7.09 in D 5.12 in
Study of the Apollo Belvedere, Graphite Sketch, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
included executing copies of plaster casts of sculptures and drawings by master artists. The sculpture is
Category

19th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

"The Green Parasol, " Henry Hannig, American Impressionist, Woman in Beach Scene
By Henry Hannig
Located in New York, NY
copying of master engravings and drawing after plaster casts, then concentrating on the nude figure
Category

1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Sydney Kumalo Bronze Minimalist African Modernist Sculpture Figural Female Nude
Located in Surfside, FL
monumentality and simplicity of form.” His main medium for modelling was terra cotta, which was then cast in
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
much of the academic training was accomplished by using plaster casts along with the incorporation of
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape with buildings and trees
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of plaster casts, to pointillism, to landscapes of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, as well as a
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
student". In the next three years Leon work ranged from academic studies of plaster casts, to pointillism
Category

1920s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache

Memorial, yahrzeit candle, gold leaf, trees
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
drawing charcoal drawings of classical plaster casts. Despite being an honors student, there were no
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Interieur a la fenetre ouverte - Post Impressionist Oil by Edouard Vuillard
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
on plaster with powder colours mixed with size or other glue soluble in water), which he discovered
Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
original plaster and clay. Like his contemporaries, Aarons experimented with direct wooden carving, and he
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Terracotta

"Eleventh Century Romance, " Walter Griffin, American Impressionism Landscape
By Walter Griffin
Located in New York, NY
. Walter excelled as a draftsman, following Grundmann's strictly academic training of sketching plaster
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Landscape with Trees
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Leon work ranged from academic studies of plaster casts, to pointillism, to landscapes of Fairmount
Category

1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of plaster casts, to pointillism, to landscapes of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, as well as a
Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 17.63 in W 16.25 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
student". In the next three years Leon work ranged from academic studies of plaster casts, to pointillism
Category

1920s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Untitled
Untitled
H 17.63 in W 15.13 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of plaster casts, to pointillism, to landscapes of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, as well as a
Category

1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 10.13 in W 8.88 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of plaster casts, to pointillism, to landscapes of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, as well as a
Category

1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 10.13 in W 8.88 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Leon work ranged from academic studies of plaster casts, to pointillism, to landscapes of Fairmount
Category

1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 11 in W 8.88 in
Two Studies of Henriette (Head of the artist's wife & The Artist's wife writing
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of plaster casts, to pointillism, to landscapes of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, as well as a
Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Guillaume Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among Matisse’s students was Olga
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Creole Dancer
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
and we only drew from the plaster casts, and his critiques then were no less profitable." Among
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Creole Dancer
Creole Dancer
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Borzois (Russian Wolfhounds)
Located in Washington, DC
Salons in 1879 with a series of plaster works, many of which were later cast in bronze. She received an
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Allegory of Mechanics, Raoul Verlet
By Charles Raoul Verlet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Raoul Verlet (Paris, 1856–1930.) Allegory of mechanics, 1913. Original plaster cast. Measure: H
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Vintage 1910s French Other Busts

Materials

Plaster

Allegory of Mechanics, Raoul Verlet
Allegory of Mechanics, Raoul Verlet
H 71.26 in W 74.81 in D 45.28 in
Artist Collaboration Bronze Dining Table by Jean Bilquin for P. Tendercool
By Jean Bilquin & Pieter and Stephanie
Located in Bangkok, TH
, with in the catalogue academic studies by the professors Karel Boullart (University of Ghent)and Freddy
Category

2010s Thai Organic Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Model undressing
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
then only made from casts of antique models or other mannequins. In 1822, when he had been a professor
Category

1840s French School Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Model undressing
Model undressing
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H 48.04 in W 29.14 in
Italian Academic Drawing of the 19th Century: Adonis of the Vatican
Located in Firenze, IT
exercises based on academic plaster casts, a common practice in 19th-century art academies to refine drawing
Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Academic Cast Depicting a Psyche, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Over the plaster round base is set the cast of a sculpture of a Psyche. Plaster cast for drawing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Academic Cast Depicting a Psyche, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
An academic cast depicting a Psyche, Italy 1890. Sopra la base in gesso di forma rotonda, è
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Paper

Academic Cast Depicting a Discus Thrower, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Over the plaster round base is set the cast of a sculpture of a Discus thrower. Cast for drawing
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Academic Cast Depicting Furietti Centaur Head, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
cast of the young head of Furietti Centaur. The original sculpture is in Rome Musei Capitolini, the
Category

Antique 1890s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Academic Study of the Head of Paris by Canova (Gypsoteca plaster copy)
Located in Firenze, IT
Academic Study of the Head of Paris by Canova (plaster copy) 57 cm x 46.5 cm Charcoal pencil
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

Academic Cast Depicting a Roman Women Head, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Over the wooden black painted base is set the plaster cast of a roman women’s head. Cast for
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Fruitwood

Academic Cast Depicting a Venus of Milo, Italy 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Plaster cast of the Aphrodite of Milo and, better known as Venus of Milo. The original, in Parian
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Apollo from Uffizi Gallery. Italian Academic Drawing. XIX century.
Located in Firenze, IT
famous marble statue depicting the youthful god Apollo. A plaster cast of this statue is part of the same
Category

19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

XIX Century Academic Study Of The Head Of Helen Of Troy By Canova. Cm 63 X Cm 46
Located in Firenze, IT
XIX century Academic Study of the Head of Helen of Troy by Canova (From Gypsoteca plaster) 63 cm
Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

'Au But' French Art Nouveau Cast Bronze Sculpture by Alfred Boucher; circa 1890
By Siot-Decauville, Alfred Boucher
Located in Englewood, NJ
An early 20th Century French Art Nouveau cast bronze and marble sculpture "Au But" (To The Goal) by
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Harlequin by R. de Saint Marceaux, Cast by F. Barbedienne, France, Circa 1880
By René de Saint-Marceaux, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in PARIS, FR
, (inventory number: 941.3.208). The plaster cast was exhibited at the 1880 Salon des Artistes, and a contract
Category

Antique 1880s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Classical Italian Venus de Milo Goddess Patinaed Bronze Statue
Located in Houston, TX
1.500 plaster casts of classical sculptures – from Doriforo to Discobolo, from Ercole Farnese to
Category

19th Century Academic Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Getting Dressed
By Deborah Ballard
Located in Dallas, TX
create a different expression for each figure within the series. Initially, they are cast in plaster
Category

1990s Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Getting Dressed
Getting Dressed
H 8.13 in W 6.5 in D 4.25 in
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