Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896)
Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896)

The Sluggard

细节
Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896)
The Sluggard
signed 'Fred Leighton' (on the top of the plinth) and inscribed 'THE SLUGGARD' (on the front of the plinth) and further inscribed 'FOUNDED BY J.W. SINGER & SONS./FROME & LONDON.' (on the side of the plinth)
bronze, dark brown patina
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high

荣誉呈献

Brandon Lindberg
Brandon Lindberg

查阅状况报告或联络我们查询更多拍品资料

登入
浏览状况报告

拍品专文

Probably inspired by his model Angelo Colorossi, seen stretching after a sitting, The Sluggard, or An Athlete Awakening from Sleep, the work's original title, was almost certainly conceived as a pendant to An Athlete Wrestling a Python (1877). The full scale work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886 and was awarded a medal of honour when it was shown at the Paris Exposition Universelle three years later. Acquired from Leighton's studio sale in 1896 by Henry Tate, the full size bronze is now in the Tate Gallery. Benedict Read suggests the subject can be seen 'as a symbol of the art of sculpture, liberated by Leighton, flexing itself for renewed activity after a long time in the shackles of convention.'

更多来自 维多利亚时代、前拉斐尔派及英国印象派艺术

查看全部
查看全部