LOT 465 ROBERT CAUER THE ELDER (GERMAN, 1831-1893), A MARBLE SCULPTU...
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ROBERT CAUER THE ELDER (GERMAN, 1831-1893), A MARBLE SCULPTURE 'THE LISTENING FAUN' LATE 19TH CENTURY, DATED 18** Wearing a goatskin, sat leaning against a tree-stump, holding his pipes in his right hand, on a naturalistic base carved with a lizard, signed indistinctly R. Cauer **** 18** approximately 80cm high, 66cm wide Please note: This lot will be available to view at Donnington Priory, Newbury and collection is from there only following purchase.Provenance: Property of a Lady of titleThe son of Emil Cauer the Elder and a member of the large German family of sculptors, Robert Cauer the Elder was born in Dresden in 1831. After studying at the Academy of Art in Dusseldorf from 1851 to 1855 under Wilhelm von Schadow, Cauer joined his father and elder brother, Karl, and worked in the family studio in Kreuznach. In 1870, Cauer, together with his brother Karl, set up an atelier in Rome. Remaining there until 1889, this period of Cauer's career was to be the most productive and successful.The present work, formerly titled 'Der Lauschender Faun', was carved by Cauer during the latter years of his stay in Rome. It is not known how many times the sculptor produced the composition, but the Official Catalogue of the Fine Art Department: London International Exhibition 1862 records that Cauer exhibited several works- including item 885 A faun playing on the flute.Another example, dated 1887, sold with pedestal Christie's 19th Century Works of Art, 31st October 1996, lot 430 £17,250
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