Lot 85
85
ANOTHER PROPERTY
CARL MILLES (1875-1955)

Details
CARL MILLES (1875-1955)

'Europa', A Bronze Torso

inscribed 'Carl Milles' and 'Herman Bergman'
7½in. (19cm.) high, on wood base, rich greenish brown patina
Literature
A. Westholm, Milles: En Bok om Carl Milles Konst, Stockholm, 1949, figs. 36-38
H. Cornell, Milles Stönhrtdvärld, Stockholm, Sweden, 1957, figs. 13-17

Lot Essay

The present bronze was cast from a model of the central group from Milles' Europa and the Bull fountain. Erected in 1926 in the market square of Halmstad, Sweden, the fountain consists of Europa and the bull within a square base, a triton with shell and fish diagonally placed at each corner.