Antique Cement Garden Sculpture of a Woman in Thoughtful Pose

Classical solid cast concrete male nude torso bust, circa 1880-1900. Inspired by Greek works of the Hellenistic period such as The Belvedere Torso; it pres...

Antique 19th century standing French cast iron cross with angel. A watchful angel in white on a silver cloud is centered in an open work cross with scrolls and silver fleur-de-lis ap...

Decorate a garden or patio with this elegant antique outdoor statue. Made of cast stone in France circa 1920, the figure stands on a round base and depicts a young woman standing gra...

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...