Truls Melin, Sculpture "Sailor"

A fine antique white marble sculpture of madame Recamier after the famous sculpture by Joseph Chinard (1756-1813). Chinard was a Frenc...

A sculptured head of an American Indian Chief. It is said that this really is a self-portrait of Gunnar Nylund, the artist. It has its original wooden stand . The height is 42 cm wi...

A plaster sculpture by André Vauthier-Galle (1818–1899). A seated male figure with his hands behind his back. Executed in a very realistic way. The sculpture very much reminds of Auguste Rodins "The Thinker" in its pose. The sculpture has a great patina. The sculpture comes from the workshop of the Swedish painter and sculptor Jonas Åkesson...

This is a study for one of the figures that is part of Tore Strindbergs large sculpture "The five continents" placed in Gothenburg, Sweden. This one represents Asia. The sculpture ...

A small bust of a woman head made of silvered bronze. Signed on the back but we do not know by who. A truly nice piece of art.   

Gert Marcus was a German-Swedish painter and sculpturer. Di Eder Sequence, as this sculpture is called , is his most famous work and is in monumental scale placed both in central St...

Hudge "Heptagone" sculpture by François Melin, consisting of a multitude of small pieces of brass soldered together, with an hidden iron structure. Unique piece, hand made, signed.

Large indoor/outdoor sculpture representing a charging bull. François Melin (1942-2019). Unique piece, produced in small brass plates welded, to an ...

Deer, sculpture by François Melin, circa 1970, made of small brass plates welded to an iron rod structure. Can be used outdoors or indoors. Unique...

Francois Melin (1942-2019) large sculpture, metal assembly representing a Parisian cook, circa 1970.

Popeye the Sailor, a European Sculpture in the style of Hagenauer made of Ebony wood and Metal in the Art Deco style. We have had a few pieces in this treatment, style and materials. They are very rare to find. This one is particularly interesting since it is an homage to the character of Popeye. This sculpture has a slightly cubist feeling with the treatment of black ebony and silver including the navy anchor on its arm obviously inspired by the original Popeye. It’s not a widely known fact that a real person inspired E.C. Segar, the creator of Popeye. We have discovered was fashioned to resemble this man Frank “Rocky” Fiegel, whose parents immigrated from Poland to the United States. Rocky was born in 1868-1947 and as an adult he joined the navy. He was considered very strong and smoked a pipe, all characteristics of the cartoon Popeye which became such an important icon of protection, not allowing bullying or to be bulled. This Popeye Sailor sculpture...

French sculpture from the mid-20th century. Plaster work depicting a Sailor in Art Deco style, copy of the famous Meurice ceramic, Ideal Man scanning the...