Roland d'Andlau-Hombourg Art

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...

Antique Bronze Dog Portrait of a Cavalier King Charles "Thigley" French School (possibly Franck Burty Haviland) Lost wax bronze casting Circa 1910 5 7/8 x 9 x 3 1/4 A sophisticated bronze casting of a Cavalier King Charles spaniel made in lost wax casting (cire perdue) from the beginning of the 20th century by Valsuani Foundry. This an unusual bronze approached in its aesthetic that’s reminiscent of the work of great animal sculptors of the second half of the 19th century except in this presentation which is more avant-garde for the time with a much looser, more impressionistic execution. The patina is a superb bronze color, brown and slightly greenish, going in places towards a more antique green. The attitude of the dog is extremely well and sensitively rendered with the placement of material unlike the renderings of a bronze by Barye...

This Peasant resting is a subject that is included in the famous suite commonly called "little workers" by Jules Dalou (1838-1902) Bronze with nuanced brown patina cast by Susse Frè...

" Vertical Position N.1 " by Laurent Belloni (né En 1969) Bronze cast with a nuanced black patina Signed "Belloni" on the base Foundry mark "Susse fondeur Paris", and foundry stamp...

"Centaur" by Laurent Belloni (born 1969) Bronze cast with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed "Belloni" on the base Foundry mark "Susse fondeur Paris" numbered 1/1 France circa 1996...

This Peasant resting is a subject that is included in the famous suite commonly called "little workers" by Jules Dalou (1838-1902) Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina cast by Suss...

"Minerva driving her chariot" by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) Very beautiful group in bronze with old gilded patina Cast by BARBEDIENNE France circa 1880 height : 54 cm length : 54...

Bear Bagpiper by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864) Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base "Fratin" Old edition cast France mid-19th century height 10,5 cm Biography ...

Petite tête de l'Homme au nez cassé Small head of the Man with the broken nose by Auguste RODIN (1840-1917) Sketch for the Gates of Hell Variant with symmetric neck Bronze with blac...

Seated Woman with a Fan by Auguste Seysses (1862-1946) Bronze with nuanced light brown patina cast by HEBRARD France Early 20th century height 49.5 cm width 47 cm Biography : Feli...

(after) Arthur Marie Gabriel comte du Passage (1838-1909) Horse training with its stable lad A rare large bronze group with nuanced dark brown patina circa 1896 signed on the base "...

Equestrian sculpture "Roman driver on his chariot" by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) Bronze with its original nuanced dark brown patina cast by MORE France circa 1880 height 41,5 cm l...