BY ROBERT CAUER THE ELDER (B.1831-D.1893)

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A German sculpted white marble bust of a girl, dated 1872
By Robert Cauer the Elder (b.1831-d.1893)
Shown with garland of lilies to her hair, on an integral foliate carved oval socle inscribed R.Cauer 1872
26in. (66cm.) high

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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
A. Tesch Die Bildhauerfamilie Cauer, Bad Kreuznach, 1977.
E. Masa Die Bildhauerfamilie Cauer im 19. und 20. Jahr-hundert, Berlin, 1989
The son of Emil Cauer the Elder, patriarch of the large and important family of German sculptors, Robert Cauer the Elder was born in Dresden in 1831. After studying at the Academy of Art in Dusseldorf from 1851 to 1855 under William von Schadow, Cauer joined his father and elder brother, Karl, and worked in the family atelier in Kreuznach. In 1870, Cauer, together with his brother Karl, set up an atelier in Rome and this period spent in the Eternal City proved to be the most productive and successful of his career.

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