Bronze figure (1 Ergebnisse)

Girl with long hair crouching on a rock, cradling her knee, with stamped 'Bronze garanti Paris JB déposée' mark and signed 'Milo' to base, on a marble stand. Weight (including base) : 1.54kg. Dimensions of bronze: 15.0cm (height) x 10.5cm (length) x 6.0cm (width) . ** "Milo Martin was a Swiss sculptor and medal-artist. He set up a studio in the Orangerie of Parc Mon-Repos. Most of his sculptures are spread across the Lausanne region. He also travelled to other European countries to exhibit his works in international exhibitions - these included those in Brussels and Amsterdam in 1928, in Paris in 1934, Vienna in 1937 (where he won "lauriers d'or" or the golden laurels), Cairo and Alexandria in 1938 and New York in 1939-1940. He won first prize in the national competition for medal design at the Swiss National Exhibition in Berne in 1913 and the silver medal for sculpture in the art competitions of the 1928 Olympic Games for his "Athlète au repos". He won several public commissions and from 1931 to 1936 sat on Switzerland's federal commission for fine arts. He died in Lausanne.…