Bronze Figure of a Male Athlete by German Sculptor Ferdinand Frick C. 1910

This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth...

Ferdinand Parpan (1902-2004), a well listed French sculptor. Unique sculpture in solid bronze of a reclining nude woman on a wooden base. Cubist style. Mid-20th century. Signed. In p...

19th century French bronze sculpture, Faison (Pheasant) signed "F. Pautrot". Bronze figure of a pheasant standing on a naturalistic base. Ferdinand Pautrot (1832 - 1874) was born in ...

Italian Grand Tour bronze figure of an athlete, Italy, 19th century. Measures: H 11.5 in.