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Lifesize Plaster Statue of a Greek Athlete or Apoxyomenos

$22,000

£16,430.55

€19,065.20

CA$30,470.15

A$34,156.80

CHF 17,812

MX$418,678.99

NOK 225,707.92

SEK 214,587.62

DKK 142,251.11

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A Lifesize Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century Plaster and Composition Cast from the Vatican Original of Apoxyomenos, The Scraping Athlete. Originally found in Trastevere in 1849 and installed in the Museo Pio-Clementino in Rome, this Roman copy of the Greek original by Lysippos is considered one of the most beautiful male sculpture of antiquity. Ours being a cast of the Vatican marble. Provenance: Used as a prop in the 1941 American film by Orson Welles, "Citizen Kane"

Dimensions:

Height: 84 in (213.36 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 43 in (109.22 cm)

Style:

Classical Greek (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Plaster,Cast

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

Late 19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1880

Condition:

Repaired: Stabilization. Could use some touchup. A solid, heavy cast from the Vatican original. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages.

Seller Location:

Essex, MA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU864540558042

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