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Jan Masaryk bronze plaque

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Bronze plaque of Jan Masaryk (1886 – 1948), Czechoslovak diplomat, politician, son of the first Czechoslovak president T. G. Masaryk.

Bronze, around 1950, signed: Albin Novotný (1909 - 1963, sculptor), 24 x 18 x 1.5 cm

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Henri Laurens, Cubist Head of a Young Woman

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After Henri Laurens (1885–1954), late 20th century, bronze, stone base, marked, h. 37 cm

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Bust of Maasai woman

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An African wooden bust with a high level of craftsmanship depicts a Maasai woman. The sculpture shows typical features of this ethnic group: significantly elongated earlobes with hanging heavy elongated ornaments and a massive, wide circular collar necklace. The necklace and the high, pinned hairstyle are detailed with fine geometric engraving with triangular motifs. The surface of the bust is perfectly smoothed and provided with a dark, semi-gloss patina, which highlights the plasticity of the face and bust.

Kenya, Africa, 1st half of the 20th century, rosewood, h. 40 cm

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Parvati

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The bronze sculpture depicts the Hindu goddess Parvati in her specific iconographic form. The goddess's head is decorated with a high conical crown. In the Hindu pantheon, Parvati (the wife of the god Shiva) represents the embodiment of female creative power, motherhood, fertility, love and devotion. The statuette served as an intermediary to obtain divine blessings and harmony in marriage.

India, 18th century, bronze, 16 x 11 x 11 cm

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Petr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893), Russian composer. He was a recognized personality of romanticism and his well -known works include symphonies, operas and ballet as swan lakes and Nutcrackers. In 1893 he died of cholera and is buried in St. Petersburg.

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Aleksandr III. Aleksandrovich

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Metal plaque with the profile of Russian Tsar Alexander III Alexandrovich (1845 – 1894).

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Modigliani, Head of a woman

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:46:34 +0000

Amedeo Modigliani 1884 – 1920

This is a bronze sculpture made in 2nd half of the 20th century in France. Sign.: Modigliani and foundry seal.

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Georges Van der Straeten, Woman with hat

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:45:56 +0000

Bronze statue of a woman with hat made by belgian sculptor Georges Van der Straeten (1856 – 1941)

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Dante with his wife Gemma Donati

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Metal bust of Dante Alighieri with his wife Gemma Donati.

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Bogdan Cerovac, Zdeněk Folprecht

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Zdeněk Folprecht (1900 Turnov – 1961 Prague)

An important figure in Czech and Slovak musical history from the 20s to the 50s of the 20th century. After graduating from the Real High School in Prague, he studied at the Prague Conservatory. He was a pupil of Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859 – 1951). He then studied composition at the master school of Vítězslav Novák and conducting with Václav Talich.
His first famous moment was as a conductor in the Bartered Bride performance at the Forest Theater in Krč. From 1923, he was appointed as a conductor, choirmaster and accompanist to the newly forming opera choir of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava. He was also the conductor of the amateur Musical Association Slovak Philharmonic, which became the basis of today’s Slovak Philharmonic. Folprecht also composed himself.
With Czech operas, e.g. The Bartered Bride, he was also successful abroad, in Vienna, Warsaw, Belgrade, Sofia and Bucharest. In Romania, King Michal awarded him the rank of Officer of the Order of the Romanian Crown.
Zdeněk Folprecht died on October 29, 1961 in Prague and is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery.

Bogdan Cerovac (Year 1904 – Mali Losinj 1969)

He was educated in Pazin until 1920 or 1921, when the whole family left for Ljubljana. Under the influence of his high school teacher Saša Šantel (who also instilled in him a love of music), he continued his education at the AVU in Prague in 1924 (Prof. Obrovský and Prof. F. Thiele). After serving in the army in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929, he traveled in Germany, Switzerland and France, then lived and worked in Prague.
He mainly created portraits in a realistic manner, and small decorative sculptures from terracotta and wood. He participated in numerous group exhibitions in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and Switzerland.

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