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The Thinker Mid-Century Modern, sandstone sculpture depicting a seated man, artist unknown This Mid-Century Modern interpretation of The Thinker interprets the pain, release and liberation associated with free-thinking. The man conveys vulnerability, tenderness and acceptance, his body yielding into the support of the chair creating a sense of rest and peace. Provenance: Private Collection acquired from The Hidden Gallery, Scotland Measures: Height 50cm.,20" Length 33cm., 15" Depth 22cm., 81/2" The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917). Cast made by Fonderie Alexis Rudier in 1904. Transfered to the musée Rodin in 1922. When conceived in 1880 in its original size (approx. 70 cm) as the crowning element of The Gates of Hell, seated on the tympanum, The Thinker was entitled The Poet. He represented Dante, author of the Divine Comedy which had inspired The Gates, leaning forward to observe the circles of Hell, while meditating on his work. The Thinker was therefore initially both a being with a tortured body, almost a damned soul, and a free-thinking man, determined to transcend his suffering through poetry. The pose of this figure owes much to Carpeaux’s Ugolino (1861) and to the seated portrait of Lorenzo de’ Medici carved by Michelangelo (1526-31). While remaining in place on the monumental Gates...

This sculpture has taken on a different character over time as it has weathered and the detailing has softened. Time has given it a pared down, minimalist quality juxtaposing the R...

A fine Mid-Century Modern composite sculpture of a goose Beautifully sculpted with a realistic pose. Measures: length and depth 36cm., 14" height 64cm., 25".

Beautiful translucent figuring Cylindrical tapering form with rope border Egypt Provenance Drue Heink Collection sold christies lot 166, C jork/ corr Measures: diameter 15cm.,...

Ancient head of Caracalla in white statuary marble - h 73 m, early 20th century. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL...

Statuary marble bust of Greek Philosopher Thales of Miletus The width is of the base. Bust doesn't include the wooden pedestal.

A Magnificent Large Plaster Bust of The Farnese Hercules Famous Roman Copy of the Greek Bronze original From the 4th Century BC

Large, authentic 18th-century marble head depicting the Roman Emperor Nero. This is a classically inspired sculpture, typical of the Grand Tour or Neoclassical Period (c. 1780–1820)....