Lot 137
"Lion", György (Georg) Vastagh the Younger (Budapest 1868–1946), probably circa 1890–1910
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Galvanoplasty (hollow cast), patinated in warm brown and blue-grey. Signed "g. Vastagh [ifj.]" on the reverse of the plinth. A striding male Lion with head raised and Fang open, on a naturalistically modelled rocky plinth; mane and body musculature finely modelled. Surface with age-appropriate wear on raised areas; a localized Patina loss on the left hind paw; plinth with a matte blue-grey Patina and scattered scratches. Dimensions of the Lion approx. 26 × 48 × 8.5 cm, with base approx. 33 × 48 × 16 cm. Vastagh studied in Munich under Gabriel von Hackl and Syrius Eberle, specialised in realistic animal sculpture, and worked on commissions for the Hungarian and Egyptian states; equestrian monuments among others in Szeged and Budapest.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?
