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Lot 376
Description:
Southern School, late 19th c., "Cotton Picker on a Fence", oil on canvas, unsigned, 20 in. x 15 3/8 in., in a giltwood frame.
- Notes: Note: This surprisingly sophisticated pose is a close adaptation of that of Astronomy by Giambologna (Flemish/Italian, 1529-1608). The gender of that famous bronze of c. 1575, in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, is feminine; an even closer prototype is Apollo for the "Studiolo" of Francesco I de' Medici, in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence,which demonstrates an exact reversal of the same but with masculine attributes. Since both bronzes are among the most celebrated works of Giambologna, a print or photograph of either one might well have inspired the adventurous artist of this work.
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September 11, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
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