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Names Of The Sculptor

I am very grateful to the many people who send me emails or comments about the sculptors who produced these wonderful works.

In many cases I know the sculptor, date and country of origin and have purposely left out this detail because I have chosen these works on merit only. I do not want them to have any "baggage or label" to prejudice the visitor.

Nevertheless, I can see the merit also of having such details somewhere on the site so that visitors do not have to ask me or move on disgruntled! There are quite a lot however that I do not know so I really do welcome anyone with information that will make this blog more rewarding.

Thank you Anonymous for your many comments I will add them as soon as my exhibition in London starts on the first of June in Cork Street. I now have time only to drink coffee and beaver on!

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Anonymous said... The piece is "Time's Passage" by Jay Hall Carpenter.

Robert said…

I love the earthiness, truthfulness, you can almost smell her! She's not beautiful, she does not have the ideal figure but we have that little extra magic which is often missed in a small photo.

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Dorset Sculpture: Top of all sculpture?

Dorset Sculpture: Top of all sculpture?

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Reminisent of school days'; summer/winter early morning cold shower from age 9 to 13

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“Flours Que Amavo” (in the Languedoc vernacular) by

Felix-Maurice Charpentier 1858-1928.

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One I found recently on Chris Miller's 20c masters of figure sculpture site

http://www.ilovefiguresculpture.com/

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Bessie Potter Vonnoh

Clearly a very much loved Sculptress who could be forgiven for sentimentality. She lived at a time of great sorrow and her efforts at War Memorials is obvious. With connections with Taft and Rodin she was popular and gifted; of course - a daughter of Chicago and its Institute.

Some of her work is on a post on Dorset Sculpture but these are probably the best of the sentimental ones.

The first is 'Spring' and perhaps slightly larger than life size at 171 cm or 5 foot 7 1/4 inches high.

The second was perhaps her 'most sort after' bronze.

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That leg is just so well done I must add this work.
Greek Athelete by Pierre Puget late 17c

see more here

Thanks to Taschen

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Le Challenge by Paul Philippe (1870-1930) Thanks to again Sotheby’s

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Two better pictures here
http://www.glendalefiguresculpture.blogspot.com/

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Sarah Bernhardt

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http://www.sothebys.com/

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1783 'La Frileuse' Jean Antoine Houdon

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Pity about the wave, good idea but what they had to do to appease the gods!

(early surf boarding?)

Ferdinando Vichi

"Nymph borne by a wave"

www.sothebys.com

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Wish I had a bigger photo.

Cesare Lapini

"Sorpresa"

http://www.sothebys.com/

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On the subject of ceramics we must not forget Clodion. All under one number my favourite is in the V&A and will be uploaded separately. Love him or hate him he was good with clay! With thanks to Insecula (http://www.insecula.com/) for the first of these.

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I reach Sculpture 140 of my top 1000+

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I have a problem about the human form with wings but this is one of the exceptions.

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I think this image came from an excellent source of fine art; Jan's and Co French Antiques in LA. See here http://www.jansantiques.com/Lot/jac805.html


It was sold at auction in 2006.

I understand he is known for this monumental work of Columbus which you can find here:

http://columbus.vanderkrogt.net/us_ne/newyork1.html

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I have attributed this to Reid Dick, can anyone confirm or otherwise?
Thank you Ulf should be by Antonio Teixeira Lopes - Infancia de Caim (1890)

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( An American chap called Bela Pratt, Chris)

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From Lee Stanstead's stable here :

http://www.monumentlight.com/store/

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He has a website which I will include here when I find it again. He also has done a Diana of note.

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There are better versions so I will replace this this in due course. (Foord)

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From Lee Stanstead's stable here :

http://www.monumentlight.com/store/

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There are much better pictures of this around, one of his better ones!

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I hope that one day someone will be able and willing to tell the world a little more about this work. Technically it is amazing what ever size it is. It is carved marble! Aesthetically it would be difficult to better; certainly not a classical pose and not obviously controversial in any way (couldn't offend any real person).

So, Ok what is it that I like about it?

‘A sleepy girl on a hammock’. As you may only look (unless you own one!) what more could you want? Probably top of the list so far.

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