Joseph Kowarzik (German 1860-1911) Blacksmith with Children Bronze with brown patina Signed on base 'Kowarzik' and with foundry mark of H. Pelargus, Stuttgart Height 13  More »

Joseph Kowarzik (German 1860-1911) Blacksmith with Children Bronze with brown patina Signed on base 'Kowarzik' and with foundry mark of H. Pelargus, Stuttgart Height 13 inches (33 cm)   « Less

Needless Alarm 1886, bronze , 52cm. Lord Frederick Leighton (British, 1830-1896) Biographical Information The leading establishment figure in Victorian art, was the first  More »

Needless Alarm 1886, bronze , 52cm. Lord Frederick Leighton (British, 1830-1896) Biographical Information The leading establishment figure in Victorian art, was the first artist to be ennobled. He was President of the Royal Academy for almost two decades, and his presidency was a time of unrivaled prestige, and success. Leighton carried out his duties with panache, and scrupulous fairness. He was a classical painter producing highly finished pictures, and was also an excellent portraitist (see his portrait of Sir Richard Burton the explorer and orientalist). Leighton was a sophisticated, cosmopolitan figure, much of his early life having been spent in Germany and Italy. The Leighton family was financially independent, his grandfather having been Doctor to the Russian Royal Family. Leighton's father was also a Doctor, but retired in middle-life due to the onset of deafness. Leighton enrolled in the Berlin School of art in his early teens, having lied about his age. The following year he enrolled in an Art Academy in Florence. The Nazarenes and Italian Renaissance painters were considerable early influences. His cosmopolitan early life exposed him to a wider range of influences than any other English painter of his day. Many people now believe that his decorative pictures of the 1870s represent his best work, though his large classical pictures remain extremely impressive. In 1855 Leighton sent his vast canvass Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna is Carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence, to the Royal Academy Exhibition, where it was a sensation, creating his reputation as an artist overnight. This vast painting, done in Rome was the product of two years work. It is over 17 feet long! The subject concerns Cimabue's Rucellai Madonna being taken in procession from the painter's house to a large church in 13th century Florence. The painting was meticulously planned by Leighton, and a great number of preparatory sketches were used. The whole vast picture is wonderfully painted, and in it's style points towards the mature large works of the painter. It is, however, very static, also an enduring feature of Leighton's work. The picture was greatly admired by Prince Albert, and as result was bought by Queen Victoria. In the immediate following years, Leighton was unable to repeat this success, but as the 1860s progressed grew steadily more successful. He moved to London in 1859, was elected in Associate of the Academy in 1864, a full Academician in 1868, and PRA in 1878. Leighton was a lifelong bachelor. In later life his favorite model was Ada Alice Pullen, known as Dorothy Dene. George Bernard Shaw knew them both, and it is likely that they were the models for Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolitlle in Pygmalion. Throughout his life he was energetic, and hardworking, and his inability to take life more easily when in his sixties accelerated his death. It is a curious fact that Leighton was only Baron Leighton of Stretton on the last day of his life. His funeral was at St. Pauls Cathedral. Leighton's magnificent home Leighton House, is now a museum   « Less

Austrian bronze Franz Seifert sculpture modeled as a mounted officer, atop a green marble plinth. Signed and dated, "Franz Seifert OMLT 1910 I M Felde." Franz Seifert  More »

Austrian bronze Franz Seifert sculpture modeled as a mounted officer, atop a green marble plinth. Signed and dated, "Franz Seifert OMLT 1910 I M Felde." Franz Seifert (Austrian 1866-1951). Provenance: From the estate of Albert Copeland, a longtime Dallas antique dealer. 19.5" H x 17" W.   « Less

Bronze by Heinrich August Walger(German, b. 1829 - d. 1909). c 1903.20"h.

Bronze by Heinrich August Walger(German, b. 1829 - d. 1909). c 1903.20"h.   « Less

After Auguste Rodin Standing Nude Balzac Bears signature A. Rodin Bronze with brown patina Height 29 1/4 inches Estate of Theodore and Dede Edlich

After Auguste Rodin Standing Nude Balzac Bears signature A. Rodin Bronze with brown patina Height 29 1/4 inches Estate of Theodore and Dede Edlich   « Less

Hercules and Lichas by Antonio Canova

Hercules and Lichas by Antonio Canova   « Less

23" bronze sculpture by Berthoz.BLACKSMITH WITH HAMMER LEANING ON ANVIL

23" bronze sculpture by Berthoz.BLACKSMITH WITH HAMMER LEANING ON ANVIL   « Less

19th Century bronze statue by Jef Lambeaux - two nude male wrestlers,Height: 56.5 cm / 22.24 inch. Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908) was a Belgian sculptor born in Antwerp. He studied  More »

19th Century bronze statue by Jef Lambeaux - two nude male wrestlers,Height: 56.5 cm / 22.24 inch. Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908) was a Belgian sculptor born in Antwerp. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, and was a pupil of Jean Geefs. His first work, War, was exhibited in 1871, and was followed by a long series of humorous groups, including Children dancing, Say Good Morning, The Lucky Number and; An Accident (1875). He then went to Paris, where he executed The Beggar and The Blini Pauper for the Belgian salons, and produced The Kiss (1881), generally regarded as his masterpiece. After visiting Italy, where he was much impressed by the works of Jean Boulogne, he showed a strong predilection for effects of force and motion. Other notable works include his fountain in Antwerp (1886), Robbing the Eagles Eyrie (1890), Drunkenness (1893), The Triumph of Woman, The Bitten Faun (which created a great stir at the Exposition Universelle at Liege in 1905), and The Human Passions, a colossal marble bas-relief, elaborated from a sketch exhibited in 1889. Of his numerous busts may be mentioned those of Hendrik Conscience, and of Charles Buls, the burgomaster of Brussels. He died on the 6th of June 1908   « Less

Leon Alexandre Delhomme (French, 1841-1895), Standing Warrior, bronze sculpture, 22". Inscribed "Delhomme"; with both the Thiebault Foundry seal and Tiffany an 1878d Co.,  More »

Leon Alexandre Delhomme (French, 1841-1895), Standing Warrior, bronze sculpture, 22". Inscribed "Delhomme"; with both the Thiebault Foundry seal and Tiffany an 1878d Co., dated   « Less

Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915), Early French Soldier, bronze sculpture, 23 1/4". Signed

Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915), Early French Soldier, bronze sculpture, 23 1/4". Signed   « Less