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Marvellous pair of bronze busts, studies of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s works. Messerschmidt (a famous Swedish artist and sculptor from the late 1700s). The busts were made in the late 20th century by Italian artists who were studying the forms.
Making bronzes using the lost-wax casting, a technique almost extinct today, involves various steps. First of all a first copy is needed, a wax model a plaster cast, and the creation of underground moulds that are created and destroyed every single time.

Dimensions: 
Brown head: 21 x 8 x 9 cm
Black head: 12 x 11 x 11 cm
Origin: Italy
Period: late 20th century

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Character Heads Study, after Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (2) - Bronze - Late 20th century

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