1510
DUMONT, Edme(1720 Paris - 1775 ibid.)
Milon von Kroton
Bronze patinated. Inscribed with date "1768", foundry mark "F. P. Sanson Succ. Hamburg Neuer Wall". H 57 cm. 24 kg.
The famous wrestler of antiquity tearing apart a tree stump with his hands. Recent cast after the baroque marble statue of the athlete in the Louvre. Minor patina damage to the base.
Bouchardon's pupil at the Académie Royale. In 1768 he became a full member with a half-life-size figure of half-life-size figure "Milon of Croton"; a bravura piece in Puget's manner.
Literature : Thieme/Becker.
Dispatch on request.
Call time 22 | Feb 2024 | probably 14:22 (CET)
Limit 240 €
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Hammer price 1000.00 €
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