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Period: Early 1900s
Dancer with a tambourine
Located in PARIS, FR
"Dancer with a tambourine"
by Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923)
Rare sculpture made in gilded bronze
Signed on the dress "A. Léonard Sclp"
Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp)
Stamp...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bust of a French Nobleman
Located in Milford, NH
A fine patinated bronze bust of a French nobleman by French sculptor Ernest Rancoulet (1870-1915). Rancoulet was born in Bordeaux, France and was best known for his Neoclassical bron...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dancer with Torches
Located in PARIS, FR
Dancer with Torches
by Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923)
A rare sculpture made in bronze with a nuanced light brown patina
Signed on the backside "A. Léonard Sclp"
Cast by Susse Frères (w...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bolognese Dog- Dresden Porcelain- after Meissen Johann Gottlieb Kirchner
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Bolognese Dog- Dresden Porcelain-
After Meissen master artist Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775).
Carl Thieme founded Saxon Porcelain Manufactory in 1872 in the city of Pot...
Category
Rococo Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze
Lamp "Woman-Flower"
Located in PARIS, FR
"Woman-Flower" Lamp
by MARS-VALLETT (1869-1957)
Art Nouveau sculpture forming a table lamp, made in gilded bronze
with two light arms
Signed on the base "Mars-Vallett"
Old edition ast
France
circa 1900
height (without light bulbs) 35 cm
width 25 cm
Biography:
Mars-Vallett, pseudonym of François Marius Vallet (1869-1957), was a French caricaturist and sculptor. Son of a marble worker from Chambéry, Mars-Vallett was a student at the Paris School of Fine Arts. Working as a caricaturist during his youth, he worked for numerous Parisian publications such as the newspaper “Soleil du Dimanche”.
Mars-Vallett won several awards at the Salon of French Artists and the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts. He was also the curator of the Savoy museum in 1904 and the Charmettes museum (Jean-Jacques Rousseau's house) in 1907. He was one of the founding members of the Society of Friends of Old Chambéry in 1933.
During his life in Paris, Mars-Vallett received visits to his studio, among others, from Auguste Rodin and Albert Bartholomé. He was very close with the painter François Cachoud...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bather
Located in PARIS, FR
Bather
by Etienne Hachenburger (19th-20th C.)
Sculpture in white Carrara marble
Signed on the side of the base "E. Hachenburger"
A simiilar model was exhibited at the Paris Salon oh...
Category
French School Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Motherhood
Located in PARIS, FR
"Motherhood"
by Jules DALOU (1838-1902)
Bronze with a dark brown patina
A very fine cast by HEBRARD
The casts by Hébrard are always the finest ones regarding Dalou's works. Perfect in quality of cast and patina.
France
model dated 1874
cast around 1905
Height 45 cm
A similar model reproduced in "Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République", Exhibition held at the Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 2013, page 356, n°286.
Biography :
Aimé-Jules Dalou, said Jules Dalou(1838-1902) was a French sculptor, born from Protestants glovers craftsmen who raised in secularism and love of the Republic. Jules Dalou was very young talented for modeling and drawing, which earned him the attention of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, who made him entered in 1852 in the Little School, the future National School of Decorative Arts in Paris. In 1854, he was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Paris, where he studied painting in the workshop of Abel de Pujol and sculpture in the workshop of Francisque Duret...
Category
French School Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Dancer with the scarf" lamp
Located in PARIS, FR
Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923)
Lamp "Danseuse à L'Écharpe"
"Dancer with the scarf" lamp
A very rare sculpture forming a table lamp, made in gilded bronze
The scarf hides the light bulb
Signed on the side of the dress "A. Léonard Sclp"
Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp)
France
circa 1905
height 60 cm
A similar model is reproduced in "Les bronzes du XIXe siècle", P. Kjellberg, Les éditions de l'amateur, 2005, page 460.
Biography:
Léonard Agathon Van Weydeveldt, said Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) was a sculptor of Belgian origin naturalized French. After studying art at the Lille Academy of Fine Arts and then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Agathon Léonard settled in Paris for a long time, where after having exhibited at the Salon of 1868, he joined the Society of French artists in 1887, then to the National Society of Fine Arts in 1897. Very involved in the artistic movement of the Art Nouveau style, he exhibited many pieces (medallions, bronze statuettes and ceramics) finely worked.
Following an order from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, dating from 1898, Agathon Léonard exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris his famous table centerpiece "Game of the scarf" in porcelain biscuit, composed of fifteen statuettes representing dancers with pleated dresses reminiscent of Loïe Fuller's choreographies or Neo-Greek dancers...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A piggybank, circa 1960s, cold-painted iron, with a coin-slot
Located in London, GB
A piggybank, 19th/early 20th Century, cold-painted iron, with a coin-slot in his back
9 x 17 x 7 in. (22.8 x 43.2 x 17.8 cm.)
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diosa Original bronze multiple. Esculpture Modernist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Diosa. Original bronze multiple. Esculpture Modernist
Julien Caussé (also given as Cadet-Julien Caussé, Cadet Julien Caussé and Julien Cadet Caussé) (1869–1914) was a prolific French...
Category
Modern Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Roman Bronze Statue of Youth
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Roman Grand Tour bronze figure of a youth. Wonderful patina. Measures : Statue is 23"H. Base is 8.75"W x 7.5"D.
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Graceful, Alabaster, Architecture Model
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Beautifully carved, Grand Tour period architectural model featuring fluted columns surmounted by Corinthian capitals and a relief carved pediment above a raised base inset with a fl...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
The Song
By Félix Charpentier
Located in PARIS, FR
"The Song" by Félix Charpentier (1858-1924)
A very fine bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina
Signed "Fx. Charpentier"
Cast by "E. Colin & Cie Paris"
France
around 1900
he...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1900s Marble Relief Rondelle
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand-carved, white marble, relief medallion of famous Danish sculptor, Betel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) who has an entire museum dedicated to his work in Copenhagen.
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
Poule Cayenne, by François Pompon, 1900's, sculpture, animal, bronze, chicken
By François Pompon
Located in Geneva, CH
Poule cayenne - Poule faisanne, 1st proof, 1906
Bronze with a black patina
28 x 22 13 cm
Signed on the base : POMPON. Seal of the founder Cire Perdue A.A. Hebrard. Numbered (M)
Certi...
Category
Modern Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine & Very Large Belle Epoque Porcelain and Enamel Elephant, France circa 1900
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Very Large Porcelain Elephant
France, circa 1900
Porcelain, enamels
28 x 14 1/2 x 9 inches
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Enamel
The Calf (Il Vitello) - Silver Sculpture - Sculpture by Sirio Tofanari - 1900 ca
Located in Roma, IT
A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...
Category
Modern Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
After Albert-Ernest Carrier Belleuse Bisque Plotchrome Persian Maiden
Located in Soquel, CA
Bisque bust with ploychrome enamel decorated with painted gilt and raised on a circular socle with a square plinth. After Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse by Ferdinand and Bing Co. an ...
Category
Aesthetic Movement Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Antique Bronze Dog Portrait of a Cavalier King Charles "Thigley" circa 1905
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Bronze Dog Portrait of a Cavalier King Charles
"Thigley"
French School (possibly Franck Burty Haviland)
Lost wax bronze casting
Circa 1910
5 7/8 x 9 x 3 1/4
A sophisticated bronze casting of a Cavalier King Charles spaniel made in lost wax casting (cire perdue) from the beginning of the 20th century by Valsuani Foundry. This an unusual bronze approached in its aesthetic that’s reminiscent of the work of great animal sculptors of the second half of the 19th century except in this presentation which is more avant-garde for the time with a much looser, more impressionistic execution. The patina is a superb bronze color, brown and slightly greenish, going in places towards a more antique green.
The attitude of the dog is extremely well and sensitively rendered with the placement of material unlike the renderings of a bronze by Barye...
Category
French School Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alabaster Cleopatra Sculpture, Unsigned, Attributed to Battiglia circa 1900
Located in San Antonio, TX
White Alabaster Sculpture of Cleopatra, semi-nude in repose. Great detail in clothing and headdress. Face is sharply carved. Sculpture is strongly attributed to Eugenio Battiglia based on the style and theme. Battiglia recreated this particular Cleopatra sculpture...
Category
Other Art Style Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
British Relief Bronze Portrait of Sir Henry Irving by Albert Toft
Located in London, GB
ALBERT TOFT
(1862-1949)
Relief Portrait of Sir Henry Irving
Indistinctly signed l.r.: Albert Toft
Bronze, dark brown patina, on wooden base
Diameter 24....
Category
Realist Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Female Bust "Phryne" Emanuel Villanis 1900
Located in Portland, OR
Antique, Art Nouveau bronze of a beautiful maiden in the Neo-Classical manner by Emmanuel Villanis, Circa 1900.
The bronze, titled "Phryne" depicts a beautiful Neo-Classical maiden, ...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victory - Athletic Young Man in Classical Pose, ( Female Sculptor )
By Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyn Beatrice Longman was a trailblazing female artist getting major commissions at the very begining of the 20th century.
Having lived in New York City, I used to walk by the li...
Category
Academic Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Discord - Inkwell
Located in Roma, RM
Artist: Giovanni Battista Alloati
Title: Discord - Inkwell
Medium: bronze sculpture with marble base
Signature: signed on the right side “G. B. Alloati”
Titled in the centre “La Discordia”
On the back stamp of the “Fonderia opera d’Arte Betta Corrado – Torino”
The Discordia - Inkwell by Giovanni Battista Alloati is a decorative object that skilfully combines the allegorical dimension with the Secessionist treatment of volumes and lines. this sculpture presents the typical traits of Art Nouveau language, accompanied by Symbolist accents that can be seen in the sinuous handling of the bodies and in the uncanny rendering of the personification of Discordia, with its characteristic snake-shaped hair.
Giovanni Battista Alloati is also known as a skilful portraitist of illustrious personalities of early 20th century Italy. In 1911 he was among the artists involved in the creation of statues of athletes for the Turin Stadium, while in the post-war period, the sinuous secessionist line gradually disappeared in favour of a balanced return to order.
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jose Cardona Ferro Bronze Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jose Cardona Ferro: 1878-1923. Well listed Spanish artist also known as just Jose Cardona. He has had auction prices over $4000. This charming bronze of a...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Toma Mask, Guinea, " Carved Wood from Africa created circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Toma Mask, Guinea" is a carved wooden mask from Africa and created in c. 1900. The painting has worn away, but around the eyes the painting is easier to see...
Category
Tribal Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Medusa and Andromeda
By Magdeburger Kunstwerkstatten Reps and Trinte
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Medusa and Andromeda, is a unique three dimensional terra cotta sculpture/vase, created by the German firm Magdeburger Kunstwerkstatten, Reps and Trinte, a studio that specialized in fine works in terra cotta.
This monumental piece depicts the entire story of the Medusa, who holds Andromeda captive by chaining her to rocks in the ocean. You can see the chains at her wrists and ankles. Medusa charges the Leviathan (dragon) as guard over the captive Andromeda. Andromeda was rescued by her future husband Perseus who killed the dragon and saved his future bride.
This is one of the most unique works of its kind that has been seen to date. It was probably a sculpture/vase designed and created for presentation at one of the yearly Salon exhibitions in Europe. We have consulted experts in European ceramics...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Nouveau French Cameo Glass 'Umbels Vase' by Emile Gallé, Nancy - 40 cm
By Emile Gallé
Located in Paris, FR
Emile GALLE
Tall Cameo Glass Vase with Umbels ornaments
Crafted in Nancy (Lorraine) c. 1905
Bearing Galle signature in cameo
Made of white opalesce...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
The Mother - British Old Bronze Sculpture Dark Brown Patina Albert Toft Original
Located in Sofia, BG
"The Mother" is a bronze sculpture by the English professor of modeling and sculpture Albert Toft.
About the artwork
The bronze is covered with dark brown...
Category
Modern Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Agathon Léonard Art Nouveau Bronze "Danseuse au flambeaux"
Located in Berlin, DE
Awesome Art Nouveau sculpture by Agathon Léonard ( Lille 1841-1923 Paris ). Gilded bronze, circa 1900. Signed on the back: A Léonard sclp and foundry...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau French Cameo Glass 'Umbels Vase' by Emile Gallé, Nancy - 63cm High
By Emile Gallé
Located in Paris, FR
Emile GALLE
Tall Cameo Glass Vase with Umbels ornaments
Crafted in Nancy (Lorraine) c. 1905
Bearing Galle signature in cameo
Made of white opalescen...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Bacongo Statue, Used as Fetish - Zaire, " Wood, Glass Feathers, & Cloth
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This wood statue, used as a fetish, was created by an unknown Bacongo artist in Zaire. The Kongo people (also Bakongo) are a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of K...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood, Found Objects
"Dolpo Shamanic Figure, " Carved Wood created circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This shamanic figure was created by the Nepalese Dolpo people. It depicts a figure with arms in a possible gesture of prayer.
10 1/2" x 2" x 1 3/4" figure
Dolpo is a region in Nepa...
Category
Folk Art Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Dolpo Shamanic Figure, " Carved Wood created circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This shamanic figure was created by the Nepalese Dolpo people. It depicts a man with arms at his side.
11 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" figure
Dolpo is a region in Nepal. The Dolpo peopl...
Category
Other Art Style Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Female Torso by Rudolf Kaesbach, circa 1905
By Rudolf Kaesbach
Located in Berlin, DE
Nude sculpture, ca. 1905 by Rudolf Kaesbach ( 1873-1955 ), Germany. Bronze with brown patina. Signed: R.KAESBACH
Height: 37,8 in ( 96 cm ), Wi...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
La Cothurne
Located in Missouri, MO
"La Cothurne" 1901
Gilt Bronze
Approx 21.5" High (to raised hand)
Signed and Dated
Foundry Mark "Susse Freres"
Originally modeled in white biscuit porcelain this Greek dancer is a from a set of eight created for a dining table. They were immediately successful when they were exhibited in the Sevres pavilion at the 1900 Exhibition. Individual figures could be ordered and "La Cothurne" proved the most popular. Their success led to the firm of Susse buying the right to cast versions in metal.
Agathon Leonard (1841-1923) is one of the well-known French Art Nouveau sculptors. Born in Lille in 1841, he first studied there before moving to Paris where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts under Eugene Delaplanche.
He gained recognition at the annual Expositiones Universelles, winning a Silver Medal there in 1889 and gold in 1900. His most important piece, Jeu L'echarpe, was the best known series of Sevres production at the turn of the century and sold out at the 1900 Expo in Paris and later was given as a gift by the French Gov't to Nicholas II at the Hermitage.
His bronzes were cast at the Susse Freres Editeurs Foundry. He worked also in marble, quartz and ivory. He also produced Art Nouveau medallions...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Satyr
By Max Zeitz
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an early hand hammered copper sculpture, "Satyr", by Dutch artist Max Zeitz.
"Satyr", is an original, very early (1910) hand h...
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Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
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