I Have a Mystery Sculpture..... Need ArtTard Input

I know a ton of shit was stolen during WWII, and that's the only reason I've hung onto this heavy-ass fucker.

I got it about 16 years ago in a divorce..ex didn't want it so I kept it.

Story goes like this....

Ex's Grandfather was a Jewish officer who was stationed in Italy and France during the war...at the time his family was in France and after the war they came to the states separately.

He didn't bring home anything else....while he was stationed in Italy he had this sent to his family who brought it to the states for him and he came over a month or so after.

I can't find any artist's marks on it...just know it's carved and polished form some kind of marble, is about 2 feet long, about 10 inches high and weighs between 150-200lbs

I've had offers over the years from 50 bucks to 500 but I've hung onto it because I have no idea if it's something he bought from a street artist or if it was something looted.

I've looked through a few online databases of missing art, but FUCK they're not very organized...

I uploaded three pics, but they're still awaiting smilie approval... will show up here when mods approve.

I've thought that....but for a 'cheap' piece it's solid marble and fucking heavy as fuck...the 'completed' form is completely smooth polished .....'without wax', if you will..

Other than that....it's just the circumstances of how it was brought over.....why send marble ass-woman to your wife during the war and have her bring it to the states for you and not bring anything else home from the war?

Zero results on image search....

Try an auction house......

No telling....

but I doubt my marble ass-woman is a holy relic.

Could he have made it?
People are funny, strange and sentimental.
Her polished backside...someone rubbing her for luck?
My brother wasn't interested in any of our family stuff when my folks passed, but years later when his 70's beercan collection was discovered,
he needed me to fed-ex it to him immediately. It cost him a fortune.

Antique road show? There are probably forums for discussing things just like this

I am by no means an art tard, but i must agree with the bolded. if you notice in the links to other pieces, the bodies are well defined, muscles in the arms and legs, dimples and rolls where they should be, as this body is smooth and plain, no definition at all. i would still try an art teacher possibly.

This last link might make your heart skip a beat;

[link to 365artists.wordpress.com (secure)]

No idea what you have but if I were you I would contact an expert but be aware, sometimes these works of arts, if they are valuable are re-claimed by the nations that had them stolen....

^^^^ This. I really wonder if what you have is one of Rodin's "practice" pieces ... or something he was tinkering with but never really finished. Hence why no signature or other identifiers.

Then again, if it did belong to Rodin, why wouldn't the Grandfather tell the family at some point?

Hope you find some answers OP!

I know a ton of shit was stolen during WWII, and that's the only reason I've hung onto this heavy-ass fucker.

I got it about 16 years ago in a divorce..ex didn't want it so I kept it.

Story goes like this....

Ex's Grandfather was a Jewish officer who was stationed in Italy and France during the war...at the time his family was in France and after the war they came to the states separately.

He didn't bring home anything else....while he was stationed in Italy he had this sent to his family who brought it to the states for him and he came over a month or so after.

I can't find any artist's marks on it...just know it's carved and polished form some kind of marble, is about 2 feet long, about 10 inches high and weighs between 150-200lbs

I've had offers over the years from 50 bucks to 500 but I've hung onto it because I have no idea if it's something he bought from a street artist or if it was something looted.

I've looked through a few online databases of missing art, but FUCK they're not very organized...

I uploaded three pics, but they're still awaiting smilie approval... will show up here when mods approve.

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I'm thinking Rodin, from the scratch marks.

[link to www.musee-rodin.fr]

Looks like a study of Rodin's Danaid or some such. He was and is so frequently emulated throughout Europe.

Having the marble sourced, as in where it hails from would be a good start. Yes try a grunt at Sotheby's, some intern might give you some free info.

It's very pretty maybe just keep it and enjoy...