Hudson Busts

Antique log nck mannequin bust for hat and scarf display. Signed the Petite Faye model. Hand painted papier mache. France, circa 1920. Dimensions: 24...

These three small grand tour busts were produced between 1800 and 1820. Small in scale but masterfully rendered they all represent important images from antiquity that now reside in ...

This bust in painted plaster is French and was made in the last quarter of the 19th century. The figure Homere the blind poet and philosopher is masterfully rendered with detail and ...

This fragment of a statue comes from the estate of the Ambassador to Morocco Joseph Verner Reed. He held this post from 1981-1985 and was then Chief of Protocol for the United States...

This bust of a Laotian Women is one of the artist most recognizable sculptural works.The distinctive and detailed work is done in a modern style and has an affinity to the best works shown in Europe particularly bronzes done in France and Germany during the first three decades of the 20th century. The artist was born during decade of the 20th century in Long Xuyen, he became one of Vietnam's most prominent arts just before and after the rise of Ho Chi Minh. The work presented here was executed in the late 1930's and was used as a production piece in the artists atelier during the late 40's and early 50's. The work presented is in excellent condition with an all original patina without damage or alteration.Signed with his chop mark on the reverse of the bust this chop was used in his studio while his later production pieces made after the opening of his lacquer company bare the mark on the lacquered block base. Nguyen Thanh's best work is recognized as his lacquer production for the luxury French liner S.S. Normande. His work for the French and his modern European style come not surprisingly from France's colonial possessions in South East Asia and Vietnam in particular. French artists established the E' Cole des Beaux Arts de I. 'Indochine during the very early years of the 20th century. Nguyen Thanh was enrolled in this school and learned draftsmanship, sculpture, painting and traditional oriental lacquer techniques. After an intensive period of travel abroad primarily in Western Europe he returned to teach art and sculpture. One such student Diep Minh Chau became under his influence an important sculptor in his own right during the cultural revolution of Ho Chi Minh. Many major works based on propaganda themes recognized as master works are directly influenced by Nguyen Thanhs technical principles while Thanh himself did not express any direct interest in the revolution that divided and up lifted his country. He maintained his atelier throughout teaching and produced a wide range of work. In the late 1940s he founded Thanh Le...

This late 19th to early 20th century plaster figure or Narcissus with its original old surface is a maquette of an ancient classical statue. Purchasable in marble, bronze and in plas...

This small but interesting grouping contains three pieces. One the most famous whinged victory from the Louvre collection. and two small busts one of Apollo and the other of Zeus. Th...

This very well made hand shaped life size terra cotta bust is adapted from classical Greek and Roman proto-types. The hollow head and eye sockets create drama and life in the bust. T...

Roman Greek Head on stand.

Indochine Bronze Sculpture of a Girl.

This head fragment from a much larger red sand stone statue made in the 12th century in the Rajasthan region of India exudes confidence and serenity. The su...

A comanding specimen marble bust of a blackamore with painted and gilt decoration and applied giltmetal, enameled and hardstone jewelry on a match...