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Leon Bronstein Bronze Outdoor/Indoor Large Rare Modern Sculpture “The Swing”

$39,798
£29,897.37
€34,476.53
CA$55,224.92
A$61,367.07
CHF 32,156.99
MX$752,557.66
NOK 410,143.71
SEK 385,848.15
DKK 257,318.17
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Leon Bronstein's work is intimate, elegant and graceful. A sculptor of remarkable talent, he explores the power and beauty of relationships, magically transforming the human figure into fluid shapes. 1980 was for him a new beginning: finding a new path in life - transforming from technician to talented sculptor. Expanding his artistry from carving wood to casting bronze, his determination to express freedom fuels his creative power. The whole of his development as a sculptor is an attempt to understand and realize more completely what form and shape are about, and to react to form in life. An engineer and watchmaker by trade, Bronstein's vivid and active imagination ripened and evolved as he sought freedom with his family, away from the constraints of the familiar culture of his birth. Bronstein, like many seekers, discovered within himself a source of strength and creative power that would generate an artistic vocation inspired with determination to express a reach for freedom. The year was 1979; Bronstein could not find a job as either an engineer or watchmaker. Knowing he could work with tools and had molded clay and carved wood as a child, Bronstein began making small sculptures. Inspired by the beautiful grain of a lone piece of olive wood he happened upon, Bronstein fashioned a small figure at a wood shop in the Old City Caesarea in Israel. This statue was so well received by the local shopkeeper that Bronstein's new artistic direction was charted. Collections AMERICAN TRANS COMMUNICATIONS, INC, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA BANK OF MONTREAL, MONTREAL, CANADA BARNEY F. COGAN CO., HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA BAZAK INTERNATIONAL CORP., NEW YORK, NY, USA BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ISRAEL BILL CRAIG A. PONZIO ART INVESTMENTS, EVERGREEN, CO. USA BOEING AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, SPOKANE, WASHINGTOT, USA CARNIVAL CORPORATION, MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA CIACAM, MERVILLE, FRAANCE C&S METAL PRODUCTS CO INC., CLEVELAND, OHIO, USA DELL CORPORATION, NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, USA Denver Botanic Gardens, DENVER, COLORADO, USA DESIGN DEVELOPMENT INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE, RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, USA DRAIZIN AND WARSHAW LAW CORP., HAZLET, NEW JERSEY, USA DUCK COMPANY, JAPAN FONDATION HANDICAP MENTAL ET SOCIÉTÉ – VERNIER (GENÈVE) – SWITZERLAND GLOCKLOT INC., GERMANY JBR DEVELOPMENT CO. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, USA JOSE BERNARDO FOUNDATION, LISBON AND MADERA, PORTUGAL KESL AND CO PTY LIMITED, SCOTLAND ISLAND, AUSTRALIA LADY CAROL DRESSES INC., NEW YORK, NY, USA LARSON-JUHL CORPORATION, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, USA LARUS CORPORATION, TOWN AND COUNTRY, MISSOURI, USA LIBERTY AUTOCITY, LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS, USA LUCKY GOLD STAR, KOREA PACKARD BELL CORPORATION, USA PANE WEBBER INC., NEW YORK, NY, USA PAUL ASH INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., ARIZONA, USA PENTLAND GROUP PLCC, LONDON, ENGLAND PROBANK, LIMA, PERU RADIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES OF HEMPSTEAD, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, USA RITZ HOTEL, CHICAGO, ILLLINOIS, USA SHERIAN CORPORATION, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, USA SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, INC., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER, ISRAEL STIKO AB CORPORATION, DJURSHOLM, SWEDEN TEX-CRAFT CO. INC., HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY, USA THE CAESAREA EDMOND BENJAMIN DE-ROTHSCHILD DEVELOPMENT CORP., ISRAEL TOYO GASAI CO., FUNABASHI-CITY-CHIBA, JAPAN TREE STAR INC., SEOUL, KOREA TRIBUTE CORPORATION, PICKERING, ONTARIO, CANADA TRITON MUSEUM OF ART, SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, USA WINTER FAMILY ART FOUNDATION, SAINT LOUIS, MO. USA WORTHINGTON INSTRUMENT CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA
  • Creator:
    Leon Bronstein (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 16 in (40.64 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1987
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Palm Springs, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 5102511stDibs: LU1767244962272

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