A beautiful green bronze sculpture of an athlete carrying a baton in the modernistic style made famous by the likes of Henry Moore.
This high quality bronze is made from the lost wax process (cire perdue).
The attention to detail is fantastic and this sculpture, set on an attractive marble base, is extremely lifelike.
Height 38 cm
Width 14 cm
Depth 26 cm
Approx. weight 5.4 kgs
Sometimes called by the French name of 'cire perdue' or the Latin, 'cera perduta' is the process by which a bronze or brass is cast from an artist's sculpture.
In industrial uses, the modern process is called investment casting. An ancient practice, the process today varies from foundry to foundry, but the steps which are usually used in casting small bronze sculptures in a modern bronze foundry are generally quite standardised.