Fountain in Bronze. "Crying Boy" 20th Century

The fountain. Polychrome terracotta. 20th century, following models of CARRIER-BELLEUSE, AlbertErnest (Aisne, 1824-Sèvres, 1887). The figure shows a boy, lying down and almost totally naked, with his head enhanced by a golden leaf crown. It is shown with a shell (with touches in gold), taking water from a pitcher next to it, thus recalling the allegories of the rivers or of the birth of the same of Ancient Rome. It is necessary to compare the present work with the one entitled “La Source” by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, preserved, for example, at the Art Institute of Chicago or the Portland Museum of Art (of which there are a number of variants, changing the characters and the material used). Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor and draftsman trained with David d'Angers and at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. He achieved international recognition from his participation in the Salon of the French Artists of 1861 (Third Medal), reaching outstanding works such as various busts of...

"Palanquin with children." bronze and marble. Bronze figure showing five children's figures with a large palanquin or bunk, located as if they were having an accident. The influence of French models of the nineteenth century (Louis Gossin...

Seated offeror. Bronze. 20th century, following Art Deco models. Bronze sculpture of a young lady sitting with her feet crossed and raising both arms to hold aloft an oval tray. Her...

Bust of Menelaus or Ajax (Pasquino Group). Bronze. Twentieth century. Bust made of bronze that shows a man with a beard, dressed in a cloak gathered in a circular brooch and with a strap on the other shoulder, and wearing a helmet decorated with reliefs. The work is inspired by a highly appreciated sculpture known as the Pasquino Group (or Menelaus carrying the body of Patroclus or Ajax carrying the body of Achilles), made in marble copying a Hellenistic bronze and dated around 200-150 BC. C. About fifteen Roman marble copies are known of it, many “intervened” (or restored) during the 16th and 17th centuries. The earliest of these copies were first documented in Rome in the 1500s. Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, purchased an ancient marble fragment of an armored male bust supporting a dying companion, moved it to Florence (inventoryed in 1574) and Ferdinando II...

A truly stunning large vintage bronze Heron sculptural pond fountain, late 20th century in date. This is a beautiful garden pond fountain sculpted in bronze with contrasting brown a...

Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Boy on a leaf, 20th century Measures: 44 centimeters long 20,5 centimeters depth 11 centimeters high This antique cast and cold-painted bronze ...

Amazing Mercury sculpture in bronze H: 190cm 20th century Lost wax and patinated bronze reproduction of the Mercury sculpture by Giambologna. The ...

Sculpture of a boy playing, made of solid hand-carved bronze with a black patina and a circular green marble base. France, 20th century.