拍品 370
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A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES DANCERS, after Antonio Canova, late 19th century

细节
A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES DANCERS, after Antonio Canova, late 19th century

Modelled as a muse with hands on hips and another pensively touching her chin with her finger, in classical robes, the circular bases signed Canova, on marmo nero Belgio socles
16.1/2in. (42cm) high (2)

拍品专文

The present figures are two, from a series of three, after Canova's original lifesize models in marble and plaster, executed between 1805 and 1814, portraying his passion for dance and dancers. The third figure depicts a muse with cymbals.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Fred Licht, Canova, Abbeville Press, New York 1983. Pages 195-8, plates 195-198.