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Lot 1463 Dα

Antonio Susini, studio of - A cast bronze figure of a crouching nymph, studio of Antonio Susini

Auction 1067 - overview Cologne
21.05.2016, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 9.300 € (incl. premium)
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Antonio Susini, studio of

A cast bronze figure of a crouching nymph, studio of Antonio Susini

Cast and engraved, with old patina. This piece is based on a work made by Giambologna in 1560 (Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello) which also measured just 9.5 cm and was inspired by Doidalses' Hellenistic bronze figure of the crouching Venus, two fragmentary versions of which were kept in Rome at the time.
Slight wear to the patina. Mounted on a wooden base. Height 9.5 cm (without base).

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland.

Literature

For the inspiration to this piece cf.: Charles Avery: Giambologna. The Complete Sculpture, Oxford 1987, p. 47 & 260, no. 60, illus. 46. - For a further example from Susini's workshop cf.: Exhib. cat.: Giambologna. Triumph des Körpers, ed. by Wilfried Seipel, Vienna 2006 (Ausstellung des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien), p. 204-205, cat. no. 7, illus.