HERCULES AND THE STYMPHALIAN BIRD

细节

Joseph Uphues (German, 1850-1911)
Hercules and the Stymphalian Bird
bronze, Hercules poised on tiptoe, looking upwards, taking aim with a bow, on an oval base signed to the top 'J.Uphues' and inscribed to the side with the foundry mark 'Akt-Ges-v-Gladenbeck, u Sohn D. 577', on a rectangular marble socle
23¾ in. (60 cm.) high

来源

Anon. sale, Sotheby's Belgravia, 16 March 1977, lot 39, when acquired by the present owner.

注意事项

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品专文

Joseph Uphues studied under R. Begas at the Berlin Academy and sculpted many monuments in Berlin and other German cities. He won a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900.

We are grateful to Peyton Skipwith at The Fine Art Society for his help preparing this entry.