VLADIMIR BEKLEMISHEV (1861-1919/20) "(+)" Leda and the Swan

bronze signed 'Beklemishev' (on the base), impressed foundry mark ‘C Valsuani’ 15.5x14x13 cm Vladimir Aleksandrovich Beklemishev was a sculptor and a rector of the Imperial Academy of Arts. He was born in Dniepro into an old noble family. He received his first training in Kharkov and in 1878 he moved to St Petersburg where he enrolled into Imperial Academy of Arts. ⊕ This lot is under temporary importation and is subject to import tax (5.5%) (EU) and administrative customs broker fees.