Bronzen Sculptuur 'Drinkende Kat' messerschmidt The simplified modelling reads well

The simplified modelling reads well from across a room while holding its detail close up

The figure is made from solid bronze and cast by the traditional lost-wax method

At 32 cm long per figure

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Bronzen Sculptuur 'Drinkende Kat' messerschmidt The simplified modelling reads wellThis bronze sculpture of a drinking cat is caught in a wholly natural pose. The crouch, the lowered head and the long line of the back read as a single fluid movement, in the manner of Rembrandt Bugatti and the animalier sculptors who modelled animals from close observation. The figure is cast in solid bronze and finished with a dark brown patina that gives the metal depth and a quiet warmth. Its size and weight make it a substantial object, well