A German bronze figure of the runner of marathon

AFTER A MODEL BY CARL MAX KRUSE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A German bronze figure of the runner of marathon
After a model by Carl Max Kruse, late 19th century
On a Siena marble stepped rectangular base
9in. (22.8cm.) high overall

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Carl Max Kruse won gold medals at the Berlin Exhibition in 1899 and at the Exposition Universelle in 1900. He specialised in portrait busts and classical figures.

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