A vintage European School patinated calamine sculpture, Young Gipsy, depicting a Middle Eastern female musician attired in traditional costume, after Arthur Waagen, French, German, 1833 to 1898. Mounted on a gilded stand. Signed in casting, Waagen, on the stand. The figure is modelled contrapposto so as to convey a natural and dramatic sense of rhythmic movement, the figure shown playing a hand drum. Max Arthur Waagen was a Lithuanian born French sculptor who moved to Paris as a young man to pursue a career as a sculptor. He soon opened a studio on Cours de Vincennes and became a highly regarded and celebrated artist noted for his accomplished Orientalist sculptures, depicting North African cultures, hunt scenes. Antique and Vintage European Cast Metal Sculptures, Figures, Figurines, Interior Design, and Collectibles.
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Auction Date |
April 27th, 2024 |
PRICE WITH BUYER PREMIUM |
$320.00 |