Sculptors Naturalism
Andreas Amrhein is a contemporary german artist. His first verified exhibition was Arbeiten auf Papier „Blau“ at Galerie Michael Schultz in Berlin in 1994. Andreas Amrhein is most frequently exhibited in Germany, but also had exhibitions in Austria, China and elsewhere.
Curt Beckmann is a German painter and sculptor.
He studied at the Düsseldorf State Academy of Art, was a member of the Rhine Secession, Das Junge Rheinland, was a member of the Malkasten Association of Artists, the Association of West German Artists and the Association of German Artists.
Beckmann's work is distinguished by the contemplative quality of the female nude bodies. He gradually moved from naturalistic figures to an almost abstract expressionist representation of them.
Lodovico Carracci was a significant Italian painter and printmaker from Bologna, renowned for his contributions to Baroque art and the Bolognese school. He was a pivotal figure in reinvigorating Italian art, particularly fresco art, which had been overshadowed by the formalistic Mannerism of the late Renaissance period.
His works are distinguished by their emotional depth and spiritual intensity, often achieved through bold gestures and dramatic lighting. As an artist, he was instrumental in establishing the Carracci workshop and style, alongside his cousins Agostino and Annibale Carracci. Together, they founded an art academy in Bologna around 1585 that focused on a naturalistic approach to painting, emphasizing life drawing and a return to classical principles.
Lodovico Carracci was known for his skillful use of colour and his ability to create harmonious and balanced compositions. His works often depicted religious and mythological subjects and he was particularly famous for his frescoes, which adorned many churches and palaces in Bologna. He was also an influential teacher, with Guido Reni and Domenichino among his pupils.
Among Carracci's known works are notable religious compositions like "The Lamentation" and "Madonna and Child with Saints," which are now housed in prestigious museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He also worked on significant fresco cycles in private palaces, such as the cycle depicting the story of Jason and the Argonauts in the Palazzo Fava, completed in 1584.
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Aimé-Jules Dalou was a 19th century French sculptor. He went down in history as a supporter of realism in world art. Dalou was famous for creating monumental bronze monuments, most of which are located in Paris.
Aimé-Jules Dalou, brought up by his parents in the spirit of rejection of social injustice, throughout his career expressed in his work sympathy for the working class. The heroes of his works were often ordinary French toilers, and the master himself was a lifelong supporter of the ideas of republican socialism, because of which he was persecuted.
In the career of Dalou's downs were replaced by ups. The sculptor was awarded the French Order of the Legion of Honor in three degrees and at the World Exhibition of 1899 he received the main prize for the monument "Triumph of the Republic. In addition, the artist was one of the founders of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the first head of the sculpture department in this creative association.
Jacques de Lalaing was an Anglo-Belgian painter and sculptor, specializing in animals. Lalaing was raised in England until 1875, when he moved to Brussels. He trained as an artist under Jean-François Portaels and Louis Gallait at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. With the encouragement of Thomas Vinçotte and Jef Lambeaux, Lalaing began to sculpt in 1884. As a painter he continued to work in a realistic, naturalistic style, as a portrait painter and producing historical scenes. As a sculptor he produced allegorical bronzes and memorial art. Along with his fellow animalier sculptors Léon Mignon and Antoine-Félix Bouré Lalaing established a distinctively Belgian tradition of animal art, to which the flourishing Antwerp Zoo contributed inspiration. In 1896 Lalaing became a member of the Royal Academy where he had studied, and from 1904 through 1913 he served as its director. His works are represented in the collections of museums in Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent and Tournai.
Gregorio Fernández was a Spanish Baroque sculptor, celebrated for his profound impact on religious art during the 17th century. Born in Sarriá, Lugo, in 1576 and later settling in Valladolid, Fernández became a pivotal figure in the Castilian school of sculpture. His works are renowned for their dramatic expressiveness and intricate detail, capturing both physical and moral pain alongside mystical experiences through the serene poses and expressive faces and hands of his figures. The realism in his sculptures was further enhanced by the use of glass for eyes, ivory for nails and teeth, and other materials to add authenticity.
Valladolid's artistic environment, shaped by the Counter-Reformation and the legacy of architects like Juan de Herrera, played a crucial role in Fernández's development. His sculptures for altarpieces and processional "pasos" like the famous "Camino del Calvario" are notable for their blending of naturalistic detail and classical support structures, creating a dynamic interplay of form and religious narrative.
Fernández's mastery is evident in a range of works, from the serene "Pietà" to the detailed "Cristo Yacente," and his influence extended across Spain, from Madrid to Galicia and Extremadura. His collaboration with painters on the polychrome of statues added a vibrant dimension to the sculptures, enriching their emotional impact.
For collectors and experts in art and antiques, Fernández's contributions to the Spanish Baroque period exemplify the height of religious sculpture, blending technical skill, emotional depth, and theological significance. His legacy continues to inspire and resonate within the art world, with many of his works preserved in museums and galleries, including the Museo Nacional de Escultura in Valladolid.
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Herbert Chevalier Haseltine was an Italian-born French/American animalier sculptor, most known as an Equestrian sculptor.
He replicated many of his large works in table-top sizes. The author of a number of books on animalier art, Haseltine was well connected in American upper class society and did a three-year project to create a work for heiress Barbara Hutton. This project included two horses heads which were gilded bronze, with precious and semi precious stones. After her death the heads disappeared and resurfaced a few years ago at an auction in New York.
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington was an American sculptor who was among New York City's most prominent sculptors in the early 20th century. At a time when very few women were successful artists, she had a thriving career. Hyatt Huntington exhibited often, traveled widely, received critical acclaim at home and abroad, and won multiple awards and commissions.
During the first two decades of the 20th century, Hyatt Huntington became famous for her animal sculptures, which combine vivid emotional depth with skillful realism. In 1915, she created the first public monument by a woman to be erected in New York City. Her Joan of Arc, located on Riverside Drive at 93rd Street, is the city's first monument dedicated to a historical woman.
Maurice Prost, full name Maurice Gaston Élie Joseph Prost, French painter and animal sculptor.
He was full professor of drawing at the Paris Chamber of Commerce, where he taught for 22 years. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1933, he became an Officer of the Legion of Honour in the Arts in 1957.
Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven a Belgian painter, was born at Warneton in West Flanders. He was a painter, a sculptor, an etcher, an engraver, and a lithographer of animals, animated landscapes, and portraits.
