Carl Milles Sculptures

Swedish Art Deco bronze scuplture of a small nude figure standing on 2 fingers of a hand that rests on a square base (CARL MILLES)

After Carl Milles (1875-1955). Bronze sculpture of a wild boar. Foundry mark of Christian Maas. Conceived in 1929 for Lord Melchett's home Melchet Court in Hampshire. Excellent condition. Carl Milles great international breakthrough as a sculptor was the significant exhibition where a selection of his works of art was displayed at the Tate Gallery in London in early 1927. The exhibition was an immediate success and suddenly Milles was a name “on everyone’s lips” among the society in London. He became acquainted with the world-famous author George Bernard Shaw who became enormously fond of Milles artwork and declared when he saw the exhibition "That's the real stuff". Shaw offered to help Milles by joining the committee for the Swedenborg Monument, which was to be built in London, thereby creating increased public interest. The attention also led to a series of invitations and soon several orders for his artwork. One of the delighted visitors of the exhibition was the wealthy Lord Melchett who soon invited the artist to his home Melchet Court in Hampshire. Lord Melchett, who was just renovating his estate, had two large wild boars in bronze ordered for the stairs at the garden of Melchet Court. The magnificent pair of wild boars was completed in 1929 and Milles had been inspired by the famous fountain sculpture Il Porcellino from the early 17th century in Florence. The order of this artwork could hardly have suited Milles better as he was very interested in sculpting large heavy animals such as bears, elephants and wild boars. His sculptures where also often inspired by Ancient Antique mythology and the wild boar is an animal that often appears in the Greek antique stories...

For your consideration is a lovely bronze sculpture titled Woman with Rooster by Swedish artist Carl Milles. Dimensions: 32.5H X 9W X 6.5D. In excellent vi...

A beautiful sculpture in bronze "Woman carrying water" made by Carl Milles. Signed Carl Milles. Foundry mark H. Bergman fund. Conceived in 1904. Bronze, da...

After Carl Milles (1875-1955) sculptor, bronze sculpture of his hand of god. This was one of three major commissions he received in the 1950s and completed before his death in 1955. It was created to honor Swedish Entrepreneur C.E. Johansson, the original sculpture stands in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Another recast stands in Detroit, Michigan, and in other locations throughout the world. Carl Milles worked on The Hand of God from 1949-1953. In the 1930s, he taught at Cranbrook Educational Community, where Saarinen, Eames and Bertoia attended. He America he is best known for his fountains, including the Meeting of the Waters in St. Louis. Patinated bronze, no damage or repairs. Mounted on custom wood base. Sculpture only is 19" H x 9" W x 5.5" D. Bronze Nude male, mid-century art. This cast bronze is outside of any edition, and I believe it was done for the International Award for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research for the Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research and the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth ( Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research), established the award in 1996, and is awarded once a year. "Carl Milles", "Milles, Carl", "Milles, Carl Vilhelm C. Emil", "Milles, Carl Wilhelm Emil", "Milles, Carl, Vilhelm Emil", "Milles, Karl", "Milles, Vilhelm Carl Emil...