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Detail of the tomb of Sir Ralph Fitzherbert, d. 1483, showing some of his children. The sculpture industry evolved to produce two main forms, panels and statues. Thin panels carved in high relief, typically about 40 cm by 25 cm in size, usually come from series covering the Passion or Life of Christ which were mounted in a wooden framework as altarpieces, or used by the wealthy as domestic ...
If the sale did take place, For the Love of God would become the second-most expensive sculpture ever sold and would have fetched the highest price for a sculpture by a living artist. [7] 2010 was a good year for record-breaking sculpture prices but it did not continue into 2011.
"Mosul marble" is a kind of gypsum alabaster found in the north of modern Iraq, which was used for the Assyrian palace reliefs of the 9th to 7th centuries BC; these are the largest type of alabaster sculptures to have been regularly made. The relief is very low and the carving detailed, but large rooms were lined with continuous compositions on ...
The Zephyrometer is a public sculpture by Phil Price in Evans Bay, Wellington. The work was installed in 2003. The work was installed in 2003. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a kinetic sculpture consisting of a concrete cylinder holding a 26 metres (85 ft) tall needle which sways to show wind direction and speed.
Sculpture as an art form dates back to 32,000 years B.C. Back then, of course, small animal and human figures carved in bone, ivory, or stone counted as sculptures.
Lori Ann Verderame / ˌ v ɜːr d ə ˈ r eɪ m / [2] (born January 11, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Lori, is an American appraiser of antiques, collectibles, and fine art; she is also a television personality, public speaker, author, professor and museum curator and director.
On "Antiques Roadshow," we revisited an impressive 1999 appraisal when a woman brought in an original Demetre Chiparus sculpture that her father had purchased for two Canadian dollars 40 years ago.
Kenneth Price (February 16, 1935 – February 24, 2012) was an American artist who predominantly created ceramic sculpture. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, before receiving his BFA degree from the University of Southern California in 1956.