Selbstporträt mit Hoffnung nach dem Origianl von Bertel Thorvaldsen (1839)

Bing & Gröndahl, 1862, Biskuitporzellan

1893, wenige Jahre vor seinem Tod, fertigte der dänische Bildhauer Bertel Thorvaldsen ein Selbstporträt von sich, das ihn bei seiner künstlerischen Arbeit zeigt. Nach ausführlichen Skizzen auf Papier entstand das lebensgroße Modell "Selbstporträt mit Hoffnung" in Gips, das sich heute im Thorvaldsen Museum in Kopenhagen befindet.

Als erste Manufaktur fertigte die königliche Porzellanmanufaktur Royal Copenhagen eine verkleinerte Statuette nach diesem Entwurf, 1848 erfolgte dann eine Reduktion in 34 cm durch die Manufaktur Bing & Gröndahl.

Die vorliegende Größe wurde von Bing & Gröndahl 1862 für die Weltausstellung in London gefertigt.

Sehr guter Zustand, rückseitig bezeichnet mit Eneret B&G, alters- und gebrauchsbedingt in den Vertiefungen stellenweise dunkel (siehe dazu die Fotos als Teil der Beschreibung).

Höhe: 37 cm      Gewicht: 3,8 kg

B. Grandjean: Biscuit efter Thorvaldsen. Thorvaldsens Museum. Kopenhagen, 1978, S.37

Stefano Grandesso: Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Milano, 2015, Abbildung S. 259

Self-portrait with Hope - after the model by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1839)

Bing & Gröndahl, 1862, bisque porcelain

In 1893, a few years before his death, the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen made a self-portrait of himself, showing him at his artistic work. After detailed sketches on paper, he created the life-size model "Self-portrait with Hope" in plaster, which is now in the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen.

The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory was the first to produce a reduced statuette based on this design, then in 1848 the Bing & Gröndahl Manufactory reduced it to 34 cm.

The present size was made by Bing & Gröndahl in 1862 for the World's Fair in London.

Very good condition, marked "Eneret B&G" on the back, due to age and use darkened in places in the depressions (see the photos as part of the description).

Height: 37 cm Weight: 3,8 kg

B. Grandjean: Biscuit efter Thorvaldsen. Thorvaldsens Museum. Copenhagen, 1978, p.37

Stefano Grandesso: Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Milano, 2015, illustration p. 259

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