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Carl Dahl Sculpture - "White Bird" (2014)

Carl Dahl (active XX-XXI). "White Bird" porcelain and iron on wood base, 2014. Signed and dated on underside of the wood base. A beautiful sculpture by southwestern sculptor Carl Dahl, depicting a soaring white bird with his signature classical aesthetic. Dahl intentionally creates figures that are white and appear to be fragmentary, akin to the remains of ancient sculptures, suggesting age and history. Dahl describes them as "bleached" and "bone-like" reflecting not only the Classical World but also his personal experience of the severe desert landscape where he was raised. Size: 14.25" L x 14.875" W x 9.875" H (36.2 cm x 37.8 cm x 25.1 cm) In addition to being a brilliant sculptor, Carl Dahl is impressively eloquent when he describes his art, inspirations, and process as evident in the following statement, "In sculpture, I prefer to work on an intimate scale. This immediacy lets me work fast and with simple tools. My materials are moist clay, steel wire, time and heat. The emerging clay figures bleached, bone-like and suffused with rusting iron capture elemental parts of my desert experience. The wood bases reflect an instance of life grounding this entropy." (Source: artist's website) According to Professor Daniel Britton, "The true significance of any artwork rests in its ability to offer the viewer something new to 'see' or 'feel' conceptually or formally every time they encounter the work. This is a concept that is evident only in the work of the finest artists of this or any era. Carl Dahl is a contemporary artist whose work has these qualities in abundance." Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #172970

Signed Carl Dahl Sculpture - "White Bird" (2014)

Carl Dahl (active XX-XXI). "White Bird" porcelain and iron on wood base, 2014. Signed and dated on underside of the wood base. A beautiful sculpture by southwestern sculptor Carl Dahl, depicting a soaring white bird with his signature classical aesthetic. Dahl intentionally creates figures that are white and appear to be fragmentary, akin to the remains of ancient sculptures, suggesting age and history. Dahl describes them as "bleached" and "bone-like" reflecting not only the Classical World but also his personal experience of the severe desert landscape where he was raised. Size: 14.25" L x 14.875" W x 9.875" H (36.2 cm x 37.8 cm x 25.1 cm) In addition to being a brilliant sculptor, Carl Dahl is impressively eloquent when he describes his art, inspirations, and process as evident in the following statement, "In sculpture, I prefer to work on an intimate scale. This immediacy lets me work fast and with simple tools. My materials are moist clay, steel wire, time and heat. The emerging clay figures bleached, bone-like and suffused with rusting iron capture elemental parts of my desert experience. The wood bases reflect an instance of life grounding this entropy." (Source: artist's website) According to Professor Daniel Britton, "The true significance of any artwork rests in its ability to offer the viewer something new to 'see' or 'feel' conceptually or formally every time they encounter the work. This is a concept that is evident only in the work of the finest artists of this or any era. Carl Dahl is a contemporary artist whose work has these qualities in abundance." Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #172970

Signed Carl Dahl Sculpture - "White Bird" (2014)

Carl Dahl (active XX-XXI). "White Bird" porcelain and iron on wood base, 2014. Signed and dated on underside of the wood base. A beautiful sculpture by southwestern sculptor Carl Dahl, depicting a soaring white bird with his signature classical aesthetic. Dahl intentionally creates figures that are white and appear to be fragmentary, akin to the remains of ancient sculptures, suggesting age and history. Dahl describes them as "bleached" and "bone-like" reflecting not only the Classical World but also his personal experience of the severe desert landscape where he was raised. Size: 14.25" L x 14.875" W x 9.875" H (36.2 cm x 37.8 cm x 25.1 cm) In addition to being a brilliant sculptor, Carl Dahl is impressively eloquent when he describes his art, inspirations, and process as evident in the following statement, "In sculpture, I prefer to work on an intimate scale. This immediacy lets me work fast and with simple tools. My materials are moist clay, steel wire, time and heat. The emerging clay figures bleached, bone-like and suffused with rusting iron capture elemental parts of my desert experience. The wood bases reflect an instance of life grounding this entropy." (Source: artist's website) According to Professor Daniel Britton, "The true significance of any artwork rests in its ability to offer the viewer something new to 'see' or 'feel' conceptually or formally every time they encounter the work. This is a concept that is evident only in the work of the finest artists of this or any era. Carl Dahl is a contemporary artist whose work has these qualities in abundance." Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #172970

Signed Carl Dahl Sculpture - "White Bird" (2014)

Carl Dahl (active XX-XXI). "White Bird" porcelain and iron on wood base, 2014. Signed and dated on underside of the wood base. A beautiful sculpture by southwestern sculptor Carl Dahl, depicting a soaring white bird with his signature classical aesthetic. Dahl intentionally creates figures that are white and appear to be fragmentary, akin to the remains of ancient sculptures, suggesting age and history. Dahl describes them as "bleached" and "bone-like" reflecting not only the Classical World but also his personal experience of the severe desert landscape where he was raised. Size: 14.25" L x 14.875" W x 9.875" H (36.2 cm x 37.8 cm x 25.1 cm) In addition to being a brilliant sculptor, Carl Dahl is impressively eloquent when he describes his art, inspirations, and process as evident in the following statement, "In sculpture, I prefer to work on an intimate scale. This immediacy lets me work fast and with simple tools. My materials are moist clay, steel wire, time and heat. The emerging clay figures bleached, bone-like and suffused with rusting iron capture elemental parts of my desert experience. The wood bases reflect an instance of life grounding this entropy." (Source: artist's website) According to Professor Daniel Britton, "The true significance of any artwork rests in its ability to offer the viewer something new to 'see' or 'feel' conceptually or formally every time they encounter the work. This is a concept that is evident only in the work of the finest artists of this or any era. Carl Dahl is a contemporary artist whose work has these qualities in abundance." Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #172970

Contemporary Carl Dahl Sculpture - "Winged Equestrian"

Carl Dahl (American, active XX-XXI). "Winged Equestrian" porcelain and iron on wood base, n.d. A breathtaking sculpture by Carl Dahl depicting a winged equestrian - part human, part angel - riding a noble horse with his signature classical aesthetic. Dahl intentionally creates figures that are white and appear to be fragmentary, akin to the remains of ancient sculptures, suggesting age and history. Dahl describes them as "bleached" and "bone-like" reflecting not only the Classical World but also his personal experience of the severe desert landscape where he was raised. Size: 11.75" L x 13.875" W x 21.125" H (29.8 cm x 35.2 cm x 53.7 cm) In addition to being a brilliant sculptor, Carl Dahl is also impressively eloquent when he describes his art, inspirations, and process as evident in the following statement, "In sculpture, I prefer to work on an intimate scale. This immediacy lets me work fast and with simple tools. My materials are moist clay, steel wire, time and heat. The emerging clay figures bleached, bone-like and suffused with rusting iron capture elemental parts of my desert experience. The wood bases reflect an instance of life grounding this entropy." Horses and human figures are favorite subjects of Dahl's, and he has received international recognition for his horse sculptures. About horses, he states, "In horses, I find beauty, power and freedom; their legs, that seemed overly long to me as a child, rise to complete the perfect form. They remain one of life's great joys. There is nothing I would rather smell than a horse's neck - no greater feeling than sitting a horse. They recall the boy in me and have made me a better man." About humans, Dahl writes, "In the human figure I find fragments of perfection ... part Angel, part Beast. This paradox is a metaphor for the struggle to find meaning in the face of a world that, like the desert, is often unforgiving." Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172978

Signed Carl Dahl Sculpture - "White Bird" (2014)

Carl Dahl (active XX-XXI). "White Bird" porcelain and iron on wood base, 2014. Signed and dated on underside of the wood base. A beautiful sculpture by southwestern sculptor Carl Dahl, depicting a soaring white bird with his signature classical aesthetic. Dahl intentionally creates figures that are white and appear to be fragmentary, akin to the remains of ancient sculptures, suggesting age and history. Dahl describes them as "bleached" and "bone-like" reflecting not only the Classical World but also his personal experience of the severe desert landscape where he was raised. Size: 14.25" L x 14.875" W x 9.875" H (36.2 cm x 37.8 cm x 25.1 cm) In addition to being a brilliant sculptor, Carl Dahl is impressively eloquent when he describes his art, inspirations, and process as evident in the following statement, "In sculpture, I prefer to work on an intimate scale. This immediacy lets me work fast and with simple tools. My materials are moist clay, steel wire, time and heat. The emerging clay figures bleached, bone-like and suffused with rusting iron capture elemental parts of my desert experience. The wood bases reflect an instance of life grounding this entropy." (Source: artist's website) According to Professor Daniel Britton, "The true significance of any artwork rests in its ability to offer the viewer something new to 'see' or 'feel' conceptually or formally every time they encounter the work. This is a concept that is evident only in the work of the finest artists of this or any era. Carl Dahl is a contemporary artist whose work has these qualities in abundance." Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172970

Niels Carl Flindt Dahl (Danish, 1812-1865) Ships of the French fleet on manoeuvres in the Mediterranean

Niels Carl Flindt Dahl (Danish, 1812-1865) Ships of the French fleet on manoeuvres in the Mediterranean oil on canvas 123.5 x 188.3cm (48 5/8 x 74 1/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

NIELS CARL FLINDT DAHL (FAABORG 1812 - KOPENHAGEN 1865), ATTR. A PADDLE STEAMER OFF KRONBORG, A THREE-MASTER FIRING.

Oil/canvas, 42 x 63 cm, min. rest., unframed. - Danish marine painter. D. studied 1835-42 at the Copenhagen academy, among others under C. W. Eckersberg whom he later assisted in finishing some of this later works. D. travelled widely and took part in the sea battle of Heligoland in 1864. Mus.: Copenhagen, Hilleröd, Helsingör. Lit.: AKL, Thieme-Becker, Weilbach.

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Niels Carl Flindt Dahl (Danish, 1812-1865) Shipping off Kronberg Castle signed with initials (lower right), oil on canvas 47.6 x 73.7cm. (18 3/4 x 29in.)