HERCULES AND THE STYMPHALIAN BIRD

Details

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

Provenance

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

Special notice

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

Lot Essay

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.

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