Posted 7 years ago
jscott0363
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Hello,
This is one of my prized bronze sculptures. This was sculpted by Juan Clara in the early 1900's. This sculpture is signed JUAN CLARA on the front edge of the stool. The little girl and her dog are so very detailed, right down to her well defined eyes. I see quite a few Juan Clara reproductions that are so poorly done. This is one of the best reproductions that I'd seen. The little girl was reproduced on many levels, but not as well done as this one is. This one is heavy and weighs 15 1/2 lbs, mainly due to the heavy quartz base. The sculpture measures 9 1/2" tall, 7 1/2" wide and 5 1/2" deep. The quartz base measures 10 1/2" long, 8 1/2" deep and 1 1/2" thick. This sculpture was extremely dirty when I took possession of it, but after an hour of cleaning, it came out very nicely.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Juan Clara's works, here's a bit of history on Juan Clara.
Juan CLARA was born in a little town in Spain called Olot in 1875 and died in 1958. He is a sculptist and artist who is well-known for his sculptures of small children having difficulties with chairs and stools. That’s pretty much all he did, as far as we know.
The statues were casted in Goldscheider’s foundry in Paris and many of the sculptures designed by Juan Clara were exhibited in Paris. His very realistic and detailed children’s sculptures still fascinate many people all over the world today. I hope this one fascinates you all as it does me.
Thanks you all for stopping in for a look!!
Scott
It's adorable and very peaceful!
Beautiful bronze sculpture, a real work of art, the little dog is sweet and love the pose of the little girl in one shoe & holding the other
Anna,
Thanks very much!! This does have a peaceful appearance.
Jenni,
Thank you!!!! I've seen a lot of Juan Clara bronze sculptures, but I don't come across this particular one too often. This is one of my favorites!
Thanks to you all for the loves, comments and for taking time to stop by!!
Anna
fortapache
Jenni
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ho2cultcha
Adorable little girl and dog. The sculpture is lovely from all angles. Thank you for the information on Juan Clara. Very interesting!
I have him in a lot of my sculpture books, he did a lot of chryselepantine work with the children also. His sculpture is full of charm !~
Thank you Laura!! I see many reproductions of the little girl alone, but I don't see too many of this particular one. Glad you enjoyed seeing this!!
Thanks Phil!! I love all of Juan Clara's work, but this one has always stood out to me. Thanks again!!!
Thank you all for the loves, wonderful comments and for stopping by!!!
Judy
Laura
aura
Ken
T.
Phil
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Mike
Such quality and beauty Scott.
Thank you Karen!! I also have a bronze sculpture of the same little girl standing on a stool.
Thank you all so very much for the loves, comments and for taking time to stop by!!
Kevin
Karen
WF
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buckethead
Thanks Roy for the love and for stopping by!!!
a museum item indeed
Aw, Thank you kivatinitz!! You're far too kind.
kivatinitz,
SEAN
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frieheit
Thank you all so very much for the loves and for stopping by!!!
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This is A+++++++
Rose, Thank you so very much for the A+ comment!!!
Pat, Thank you so much for the love and for stopping by!!!
ho2cultcha
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vcal
Many thanks for the loves and for stopping by!
Jenni
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kwqd
Thank you both very much for the loves and for stopping in!!