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Greg Wyatt, Modern, Massive Bronze Sculpture, 1996 Olympics, Women Athletes

$375,000
£283,453.54
€325,738.53
CA$522,185.18
A$580,909.64
CHF 304,520.11
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Dore Bronze 'Olympic Woman' Sculpture Depicting Woman's Empowerment Originally Commissioned by Avon Products as an exhibit for the 1996 Olympics Famed Sculpturer Greg Wyatt's Larger than Life Sculpture of a soaring gilt bronze woman striving to achieve her goal. Wyatt used Four women athletes as bodes to sculpt this once in a lifetime brought to the market palatial bronze. Track and field star, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Marathoner Joan Benoit Samuelson, Synchronized Swimmer Becky Dryoen-Lance and Gymnast Shannon Mirrer. Commissioned by Avon Products to represent the 1996 Olympics Wyatt lived and sculptured this magnificent marvel at St Johns Devine in NYC. Used as an exhibit at the 96 Olympic Games in Atlanta then displayed in Avon's 1345 NYC location. Imagine this incredible once in a lifetime brought to the market sculpture in your garden or as a fountain outside your property, restaurant or palace. About the Sculpturer and some notable works: * Fantasy Fountain (1983) – Gramercy Park, New York City * Peace Fountain (1985) – The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City * "Baryshnikov" (1981), Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY * " Two Sculptures" (1994), Newington Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY * Two Sculptors (1999) – Georgetown University Medical School * Victory Eagle (1998) and Hippomenes (1999) – Hofstra University * Bill of Rights Eagle – (1998) Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University in Arlington, VA * Tree of Learning (2000) – Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee * The Tempest (1999), Hamlet (2000), King Lear (2001), Julius Caesar (2002), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005), Falstaff/Henry IV (2006), Macbeth (2007) and The Winter’s Tale {2008} – Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, England * Soaring American Eagle (2000) – bronze, courtyard of the State Department in Washington, D.C. * The Price of Freedom (2003) – Visitors Center, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia * "So of the Arts", "Baryshnikov/Spirit of Dance", "Two Peacocks" (2004); La Scha Cantorum de Paris, Paris, France * The Tempest, Jius Caesar, King Lear and Hamlet (2003), Twelfth Night, Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry IV, Part 2, and Macbeth (2004) – Elizabethan Garden of the Fger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. * 'Schars' Lion' (2004) – Cumbia University * "Fger Shakespeare Library" (four study model series), 2005; Beijing University, People's Republic of China * "Aspire" (2005) Quees Tabe Commission for the Academic and Performing Arts Center, CPCC, Charlotte, NC * "Novation" (2007), Giardino, Bardini, Florence, Italy * "Heaven and Hell", "Mitosis", "Dante Among the Flames", "Dante's Inferno" (2008); Casa di Dante, Florence, Italy. * "Empedocles Bronze Monument Courtyard: Air, Wind, Fire and Water" (2008), Museo Archeogico Regionale di Agrigento, Sicily * "Moon Face" (2010), Museo Civico di San Gimignano, Siena, Italy * "Two Rivers" (2010) Museo dell Opera del Duomo di Pisa, Pisa, Italy * "Beatrice", Tall Torch of Liberty", "Egyptian Fish" (2011) Giardino Scotto, Comune di Pisa, Italy * "Bathsheba" (2011) Piazza San Agostino, Comune di Arezzo. Italy * "Gates of Hudson Arch" (2011) Hook Mountain State Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, NY * "Sir Stanley Wells" (2012), Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK * "William Shakespeare (portrait relief)", "A Midsummer Night's Dream (bas relief)", "Hermione's Transformation (bas relief), "Macbeth", "Henry IV", "Twelfth Night" (2012); Museo della Tomba di Giietta, Commune di Verona, Italy * "Amerigo Vespucci" (2012), Organization of American States, Washington, DC * "Angel and the Dying Unknown" (2013) Dover Air Force Base, Dover, DE * "Don Quixote/King Lear" (2014) Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Caraccios Courtyard, Alcala, Spain/ Fundacion Duques de Soria , Spain * "Guardian Angel" (2015) Ft. Wright, KY * "Hudson River Scho Artists Garden: Thomas ce, Frederic E. Church, Jasper F. Cropsey, Asher B. Duran", (2015) "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" (2016); Boscobel House and Gardens, Cd Spring, NY * "Jius Caesar", "King Lear", "Monocled Man" "Cappuccino Drinker" "Committee of Kings" (2017) Giardino Scotto, Comune di Pisa, Italy Corporate Collections * "Olympic Woman" (1996) Avon Products, Inc. New York * "James Cash Penney Standing" (1992) J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Plano, TX * "Golden Re Award" (1982-1992) J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Plano, TX * "Life Forces" (1993) American Home Products, Pear River, NY/Immunex Corp., Portland, OR * "A.B.C. Eagle" (1978) Base 39"Deep, 20" High and 30" Deep Leg 45" Long to Bottom of Buttock.
  • Creator:
    Greg Wyatt (Sculptor)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 94 in (238.76 cm)Width: 51.5 in (130.81 cm)Depth: 52 in (132.08 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1990-1999
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1996
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Very good to Fine.
  • Seller Location:
    Manhasset, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 101-Invest1stDibs: LU863234616402

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