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Lot Essay
The present bronze is related to Mark Antokolsky’s full size work Ecce Homo, depicting a standing figure of Jesus Christ presented to the people. The sculpture was commissioned by Savva Mamontov in 1873, a great supporter of the sculptor, during his stay in Rome. Antokolsky produced versions of Ecce Homo in marble and bronze, however considered a bronze model to be a closer match to the original in clay.
Both marble and bronze works were exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878 and were a great triumph. Antokolsky was awarded a gold medal and Legion of Honour, the highest prize at the exhibition, and received wide critical acclaim in Europe and Russia.
For a comparable bust in marble and a full size model of Ecce Home, see E.V. Kuznetsova, M.M. Antokolsky Life and Work, Moscow, 1989, pp. 89-99.
Both marble and bronze works were exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878 and were a great triumph. Antokolsky was awarded a gold medal and Legion of Honour, the highest prize at the exhibition, and received wide critical acclaim in Europe and Russia.
For a comparable bust in marble and a full size model of Ecce Home, see E.V. Kuznetsova, M.M. Antokolsky Life and Work, Moscow, 1989, pp. 89-99.