BRONZE SCULPTURE "THE JAVELIN THROWER" BY WILHELM WANDSCHNEIDER (1866-1942)

Sculpture in patinated bronze representing a Roman warrior throwing a javelin, on a pink marble base. The javelin is in gilded bronze. The shield is carved with animals and battle scenes. Signed on the terrace: "W. WANDSCHNEIDER". German work from the late 19th century. Wilhelm Wandschneider (1866-1942), German sculptor, attended the Plau am See school and continued his training as a sculptor in Berlin from 1885. In 1886, he entered the School of Visual Arts, where his teacher was Albert Wolff. He then won a prize that enabled him to travel. He went to Paris, then Rome (1895). Wandschneider took part in numerous competitions and won several commissions, including one for a monument to Werner von Siemens. Thanks to the patronage of Johann Albrecht, Regent of Mecklenburg, he won numerous commissions and established a reputation that enabled him to make a living from his work. He took part in numerous exhibitions in Germany and abroad. At the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, he won a gold medal with his "Coriolan". He creates numerous public monuments, including equestrian statues of Louis Botha (Cape Town) and Simón Bolívar (Quito). In 1915, he was commissioned by Wilhelm II to design a war memorial (Saint-Quentin). Late 19th century, Circa: 1890 Dim: W:36cm, D:12cm, H:53cm.