MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009
8 June 2009
457. VELONSKY, PAVEL 1849-1931
The Gladiator the base inscribed "Ave Caesar! Morituri Te Salutant"
Bronze with green patina, on a red and black marble, 75 cm. high, including the base
20,000-30,000 pounds
Related Literature: Plenniki Krasoti: Russkoe Academicheskoe i Salonnoe Iskystvo, 1831-1910. Skanrus, Moscow, 2004, p. 277 .
The sculpture received a Gold medal in 1891 at the International Exhibition in Berlin.
Notes on symbols:
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