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Lot 20: HERCULE OU DAVID

Est: €80,000 EUR - €120,000 EURSold:
Marc Arthur Kohn ParisParis, FranceJune 23, 2015

Item Overview

Description

HERCULE OU DAVID
D’après un modèle d’Antonio del POLLAIUOLO (1431 -1498)
Italie du Nord, début du XVIe siècle
Matériau
bronze à patine brun nuancé
H. 30 cm, L. 13 cm, P. 11 cm

Cette sculpture en bronze figurée en ronde bosse présente un personnage d’âge mûr, barbu, entièrement nu, le pied gauche reposant sur une tête coupée. Il s’appuie sur une longue massue reposant à terre qui permet de contrebalancer le superbe contrapposto qui anime sa silhouette, accentué par la position de sa main gauche posée sur sa hanche. Son attitude triomphale est marquée par son port de tête fier et altier, tourné vers le sol pour regarder la tête coupée qu’il foule de son pied. L’ensemble de la composition repose sur une base triangulaire terminée par des sabots, ponctuée aux angles par des sphinges à la poitrine dénudée.
On ne sait s’il s’agit d’une représentation d’Hercule, du fait de la présence de la massue ou de David venant de terrasser Goliath ; mais, le véritable sujet de ce bronze est sans conteste l’anatomie du corps humain rendue ici par le sculpteur au travers la puissante musculature qui parcourt l’ensemble du personnage. Celle-ci apparaît au niveau de son torse, de ses bras, de ses jambes mais aussi à l’arrière de l’œuvre avec ces superbes modelés qu’elle dessine. La position du personnage, toute en courbes et contre-courbes,
permet également de faire saillir tous les muscles de cet homme pourtant vieillissant.
Ce bronze s’inspire de celui réalisé par Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1431-1498) et Luca Signorelli (vers 1450-0524) à Florence à la fin du XVe siècle.
On y retrouve la même position du personnage, la mise en valeur de la musculature mais également ce socle triangulaire ponctué de sphinges. Hercule, dans cette position majestueuse, vient de terrasser le Lion de Némée.
Notre oeuvre, au regard de la qualité de sa fonte et de sa patine, n’est pas sans rappeler l’hercule conservé au Kunsthistorisches Museum attribué à un artiste de l’entourage de l’Antico (1460-1528)) avec cette même insistance sur les modelés de l’anatomie du personnage, dans un puissant contrapposto, appuyé sur une longue massue noueuse.

Artist or Maker

Notes

Mobilier Classique

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: MasterCard, Visa, Wire Transfer

Shipping

COLLECTION OF PURCHASES
If payment is made by cheque or by wire transfer, lots cannot be withdrawn until the payment has been cleared. From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will become the exclusive responsibility of the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for the insurance. Marc-Arthur Kohn assumes no liability for any damage to items. Buyers at Marc-Arthur Kohn are requested to confirm with Marc-Arthur Kohn before withdrawing their purchases. Kohn has several storage warehouses. An export licence can take four or six weeks to process, although this time may be significantly reduced depending upon how promptly the buyer supplies the necessary information to Marc-Arthur KOHN.
Law and jurisdiction:
These Conditions of purchase are governed by french law exclusively.
Any dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Paris.

Auction Details

Renaissance, Objets d'Art et Ameublement VIIe- XVIIIe et XIX

by
Marc Arthur Kohn Paris
June 23, 2015, 06:00 PM CET

112 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré, Paris, 75008, FR

Terms

Live bidding may start higher or lower

Buyer's Premium

€0 - 499,999:25.2%
€500,000+:19.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
€0€99€10
€100€499€50
€500€999€100
€1,000€3,999€200
€4,000€19,999€500
€20,000€49,999€1,000
€50,000+€5,000

TERMS OF SALE AND BIDS

TERMS OF SALE AND BIDS
The sale will be conducted in Euros (e).
Purchasers pay in addition to the hammer price, a buyer's premium from 0 to e 500 000:
25,20% (21 % + VAT).
For amounts superior to e 500 000: 19% (15,83% + VAT).
Lots from outside the EEC: (indentified by an*). In addition to the commissions and taxes indicated above, an additional import VAT will be charged (7% of the hammer price, 20% for jewelry).
For any member of the EEC, non assembled stones are liable to VAT 20%.
The auctioneer is bound by the indications in the catalogue, modified only by eventual announcements made at the time of the sale noted into the legal records thereof. Prospective bidders should inspect the property before bidding to determine its condition, size, and wether or not it has been repaired, restored or repainted. Exhibitions prior to the sale at Marc-Arthur Kohn or on the sale point permits buyers to establish the condition of the works offered for sale, and therefore no claims will be accepted after the fall of the hammer. Pictures may differ from actual product.

BIDS
Biddings will be in accordance with the lot numbers listed in the catalogue or as announced by the auctioneer, and will be in increments determined by the auctioneer. The highest and last bidder will be the purchaser. Should the auctioneer recognize two simultaneous bids on
an object, the lot will be put up for sale again and all those present in the sale room may participate in this second opportunity to bid.

ABSENTEE BIDS AND TELEPHONE BIDS
If you wish to make a bid in writing or a telephone bid, we have to receive no later than two days before the sale your instructions accompanied by your bank references. In the event of identical bids, the earliest will take precedence. Telephone bids are a free service designed for
clients unable to be present at an auction. Marc-Arthur Kohn cannot be held responsible for any problems due to technical difficulties.

COLLECTION OF PURCHASES
If payment is made by cheque or by wire transfer, lots cannot be withdrawn until the payment has been cleared. From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will become the exclusive responsibility of the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for the insurance. Marc-Arthur Kohn assumes no liability for any damage to items. Buyers at Marc-Arthur Kohn are requested to confirm with Marc-Arthur Kohn before withdrawing their purchases. Kohn has several storage warehouses. An export licence can take four or six weeks to process, although this time may be significantly reduced depending upon how promptly the buyer supplies the necessary information to Marc-Arthur KOHN.
Law and jurisdiction:
These Conditions of purchase are governed by french law exclusively.
Any dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Paris.

Premium

There is no additional internet fee.
The internet users are paying same Premium as in the auction room

Shipping Terms

COLLECTION OF PURCHASES
If payment is made by cheque or by wire transfer, lots cannot be withdrawn until the payment has been cleared. From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will become the exclusive responsibility of the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for the insurance. Marc-Arthur Kohn assumes no liability for any damage to items. Buyers at Marc-Arthur Kohn are requested to confirm with Marc-Arthur Kohn before withdrawing their purchases. Kohn has several storage warehouses. An export licence can take four or six weeks to process, although this time may be significantly reduced depending upon how promptly the buyer supplies the necessary information to Marc-Arthur KOHN.
Law and jurisdiction:
These Conditions of purchase are governed by french law exclusively.
Any dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Paris.