Lot 44A
Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely carved torso of a nude male, with his weight shifted to his left leg and his right leg advanced and slightly angled to the side raising his left hip, suggesting that the sculptor was depicting the subject in contrapposto. Notice also how the figure's pelvis and thorax tilt in opposite directions, presenting a rhythmic sense of motion that suggests lifelike energy, perhaps the motion and physiognomy of an athlete, in this figure. Such calculated poses intended to conjure human vitality in sculpture were inspired by the works of Polykleitos and became the model to which sculptors aspired in Graeco-Roman as well as later Western European art. A wondrous and well modelled example, with especially finely delineated stomach and pectoral musculature, representing an athletic and elegant body. Custom stand. Size: 13.75" W x 29.375" H (34.9 cm x 74.6 cm); 37.25" H (94.6 cm) on stand
A Roman marble torso of an athlete sold at Christie's London for 962,500 GBP ($1,559,250 USD) - October 24, 2013, sale 1174, lot 77 (http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-roman-marble-torso-of-an-athlete-5726710-details.aspx)
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico USA collection
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- Condition: A fragment with losses as shown, earthen encrustation, and mineral deposits. Edges of base panels are separating/curling.
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