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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Greek statuette of a youth, c.420 BC
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Greek statuette of a youth, c.420 BC
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Greek statuette of a youth, c.420 BC

Bronze
Height: 15.5cm
11740 TA
£ 42,000
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Solid cast statuette of a young nude male, shown standing contrapposto with his weight on his right leg, the left bent at the knee, his left arm raised outwards and bent upwards at the elbow, his right lowered and bent forwards at the elbow. His body has the well-defined musculature of a young athlete, possibly a discus thrower, with powerful calves, buttocks, back and biceps. His head, with full lips, turns slightly to his right, the short, tousled hair is finely incised, a few locks at the nape. The wide eyes are heavily lidded, a single crease on his forehead. The hands and feet broken away, the surface with a fine green patina and areas of pitting. 


The skill of the sculptor is shown particularly in such details as the creases behind the knees, the anatomically accurate rendering of the strong back muscles, the dimples at the lower back, and the tension of the pose.

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Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland; acquired 1950s or earlier 

Robin Symes, London, UK
Howard Barnet Sr (1924-1992) and Saretta Barnet (1927-2017), New York, USA; acquired from the above 11th July 1973

Saretta Barnet Revocable Trust, New York, USA

Literature

Compare an example at the Louvre; A. de Ridder, Les Bronzes Antiques du Louvre, Tome Premier, Les Figurines (Paris, 1913), pl.17, no.154

Publications

Apollo magazine, volume 94, November 1971, p.126
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