HAWAIIAN GIRL EMERGE FROM OCEAN BRONZE SCULPTURE MOREAU

HAWAIIAN GIRL EMERGE FROM OCEAN BRONZE SCULPTURE MOREAU She emerges from the ocean, waves curling up around her feet. She is a beautiful woman with a message to sing. In her right hand she holds a Lyre instrument. Her dress resembles the water around her and flows loosely around her curvaceous form. Her hair reaches past her shoulders in waves, detailed strands falling down her back. Her eyes are calm and she smiles, her skin reflects the sun and is a light brown patina. Her right arm is extended out as if trying to get the attention of someone. She is the woman of the ocean and can distract sailors with her song and beauty, beware though for she may take you underwater to her world never to return. She is mounted on a black marble base. Sculpture is made using the “Lost Wax Method” and has a two tone brown with green patina and is signed by the artist Moreau . Auguste Moreau ~ French, 1834 to 1917 - Born in Dijon in the early 19th century, he studied under Mathurin Moreau. Auguste Moreau worked as a sculptor and specialized in figures, statuettes and groups, mainly in marble. He made his debut at the 1861 Salon in Paris and continued to play an active part in the Salon des Artistes Francais as a member of the Societe des Artistes Francais until 1910. Reproduction Condition : This sculpture is in a very Good condition. Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height 32" x Width 200" Marble Dimensions:Diameter 11" Height without base: 31" Weight :38 LBS Inventory :2022055345M02 The Art of Lost Wax Lost wax casting has been around for thousands of years, yet few people understand how the process actually works. Although mechanization has facilitated the lost wax process of bronze casting, the procedure is basically the same as that used by the Chinese when they first developed the process in the 2nd millennium BC. The Rubber Mold First the artist creates an original sculpture out of any number of media, including stone, wax, clay, wood and pottery. This image is coated with a silicone rubber molding material that makes two rubber mold halves (each rubber mold has a front and a back piece). A fiberglass outer shell is added to the back of each mold so it retains its shape and rigidity during subsequent uses. These molds are the only components that are ever re-used in the casting process. All other components are re-created for each casting. The Wax Positive Once the molds are done, the insides are coated with layers of wax. The halves are then bound together and wax poured inside to complete the wax image being created. Once the wax has cooled, the mold is peeled away, yielding a wax image (the wax positive") duplicating the original sculpture. This image must then be "touched -up" to remove any seam lines, scratches or other flaws, as well as to recreate any pattern or texturing that was lost or damaged when the wax was made. The quality of the finished bronze relies on a clean, high quality mold and an impeccably recreated wax image that is as near to perfect as possible. Gating The next step, "gating", is the application of a series of tubes and funnels that allow the molten bronze to flow through to the bottom of the ceramic shell and the hot gases to escape at the same time. These sprus are created by attaching wax rods to the finished wax form at strategically spaced locations. Ceramic Shell Casting After the gating is completed each wax form is dipped in a liquid ceramic silica-sand compound so it is completely coated inside and out. Holes called "patches" have been cut into the wax to allow an entrance to the inside of the form. The form is subsequently dipped 6 to 12 or more times over a period of several days until the desired shell thickness is achieved. Lost WaxOnce these ceramic shells have dried thoroughly the pieces are placed into an autoclave and the wax is melted out (hence the term "lost wax"), to be reclaimed and used again. The shells are then cured in a kiln so they will withstand the... read more