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CARL MILLES (Swedish, 1875-1955). Pegasus. Bronze. 24 x 29-1/2 x 10 inches (61.0 x 74.9 x 25.4 cm). Incised: C. Milles... (Total: 2 Items)

2012 May 22 Modern & Contemporary Art Signature Auction- Dallas #5099

 
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Auction Ended On: May 22, 2012
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Location: Heritage Auctions - Design District Annex
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Dallas, TX

Description:
CARL MILLES (Swedish, 1875-1955)
Pegasus
Bronze
24 x 29-1/2 x 10 inches (61.0 x 74.9 x 25.4 cm)
Incised: C. Milles

PROVENANCE:
The Stemmons Towers International Sculpture Garden, Dallas

LITERATURE:
Carol Morris Little, A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas, University of Texas Press, 1996, p. 184

NOTE:
This lot is from the edition of 12 and cast in 1965.
We want to thank the Millesgarden for the additional information

Milles, Carl:Born 23 June 1875, Carl Milles attended the Kungliga Tekniska Högskola, Stockholm (1895-1897), after which he visited Paris and attended, among others, the Académie Colarossi. He lived in Munich from 1904 to 1906 and returned to Sweden in 1908. He was Professor at the Konsthögskola, Stockholm, from 1920 to 1931. Milles designed the Angel of Death sculpture in 1921 to be placed above the loggia on the roof of Woodland Chapel, Stockholm, Sweden. In 1931 he moved to the United States and taught at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, from 1931 to 1945. He became an American citizen in 1945. He carried out numerous commissions in Sweden and the United States throughout his life. He died 19 September 1955.. Swedish sculptor and professor, 1875-1955, active in the United States

Condition Report*:

The sculpture presents well.  Minor wear to patination, commensurate with age, notably on man's upper body and cheek.  Rust-colored accretions on horse's back, two wings, and front left hoof and near base.

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