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

Depicting Sisyphus pushing a boulder up an incline. Signed Julius Frick and inscribed GussvH Pelargus Stuttgart.

A verdigris bronze figure of a young male mounted on a marble plinth. in Grand Tour style.

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...

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

The only example we have ever seen, this large (33 inch high) bronze sculpture of a superbly-conditioned athlete about to put the shot was made by Louis Marie Jules Delapchier in the...

This very proud young warrior is signed my the noted German artist Schmidt-Felling 1835-1920. He is on Wikipedia if you wish to learn more about him. We ...