Bronze of a Young Woman by Swedish Sculptor Carl Milles

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Bronze of a Young Woman by Swedish Sculptor Carl Milles

About the Item

Carefully modelled and finely cast bronze sculpture, signed on the base. Carl Milles, original name Wilhelm Carl Emil Andersson (1875-1955) known for his expressive and rhythmical large-scale fountains. Milles studied from 1897-1904 in Paris where he worked with the French sculptor Auguste Rodin in his studio. He won public recognition in 1902 through the competition for a monument honouring the Swedish Regent Sten Sture at Uppsala. From 1904 to 1906 he lived in Munich, Germany, where he encountered medieval and early Greek art as interpreted by the German sculptor-theorist Adolf von Hildebrand. Milles worked in clay (for casting into bronze) and in stone and wood. His best-known works are monumental fountains that combine elements of spacious design, subtle water effects, and inventive figure types. He created his first major fountain, Europa, for the city of Halmstad, Sweden. His other notable fountains include Orpheus Fountain in Stockholm (1936) and Meeting of the Waters in St. Louis, Missouri (1940). In 1931 Milles became head of the sculpture department at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and in 1945 he became a U.S. citizen. Milles works were collected at Cranbrook, his home for 20 years, and at the Milles villa, now a museum, in Lidingö, Sweden. His Fountain of the Muses, was installed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City shortly after his death; it was moved to Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina in 1982. signed : Carl Millès and inscribed: BB for the Billes dhuggernes Bronscestoberi Foundry; beautiful patina. At Sotheby's auction London fom 02 July 2013 another bronze sculpture by Carl Milles (Venus H. 67 cm. ) was sold for GBP 52,500 incl. buyers premium = € 61,194 !

Creator:
Carl Milles (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
Style:
Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Cast
Place of Origin:
Sweden
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1910-1930
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Werkendam, NL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU101581142358