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"Archer, " Rare, Sensuous Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Gemignani

$7,800
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£5,955.26
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€6,881.26
€8,601.5720% Off
CA$10,949.72
CA$13,687.1520% Off
A$12,204.61
A$15,255.7620% Off
CHF 6,403.34
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MX$149,038.16
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NOK 81,080.19
NOK 101,350.2420% Off
SEK 76,633.11
SEK 95,791.3920% Off
DKK 51,357.81
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About the Item

Large, extremely rare and highly sensuous, this Art Deco bronze sculpture shows a nude male figure, kneeling on his right leg and bracing himself on his left, arching his bow in readiness for sending his arrow flying. The artist has presented his subject with great faithfulness, capturing every muscle and sinew in taut suspension, and the finish and patina are lustrous and dark. The artist was Ulysse Gémignani, a German sculptor who worked in France for years, and whose works are very rare. His public commissions include a group of sculptures at the famed Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri and the Monument des Déportésa in Bayeux, France, a poignant memorial to citizens of the city who were deported to concentration camps by the Nazis, located in Place des Déportés. The sculpture is not signed, but displays the mark of the famed Gladenbeck foundry in Germany and the model number.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1930
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865119866432

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