Two children and a dog
Signed Carl Milles. Bronze, brown patina. Height 21.5 cm, length 31 cm.
This rare artwork belongs to one of Milles' very early sculptures and is possibly one of a kind. At the beginning of his career in Paris, Carl Milles made several small figure studies, some in bronze, some others in plaster and some are in clay. The current composition is strongly reminiscent in style of, for example, "Chas! rat!" from 1901 (depicted in Conrad Köper's book from 1913). At the time, Milles was influenced by the French sculptor and friend Auguste Rodin, and in the current catalogue number you can see a connection to the French art noveau style.