Hot Cast Bronze Lady With Flowers On Marble Signed Pitta Luga Sculpture Figurine

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Hot Cast Bronze Lady With Flowers On Marble Signed Pitta Luga Sculpture Figurine Condition: This sculpture is in perfect condition. Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height 13 1/2" x Width 6" Marble Dimensions:Diameter 5" Height without base: 11 1/2" Weight : 7 LBS Inventory : 54EP8924845 This Art Nouveau bronze sculpture depicts an idealized female figure personifying spring. The figure is seen holding a bouquet of flowers over her head, typical of Art Nouveau. This piece is characteristic of the style, employing dynamic lines and an overall organic feel that is both distinctive and pleasing to the eye.The handmade bronze sculpture was molded using the age-old method of lost-wax casting and stained with a brown patina finish for conservation. It is mounted upon a black marble base and is signed Pitta Luga . Bronze Sculpture Casting Tour The process of bringing a bronze sculpture to life using the lost-wax method is something you'll appreciate after taking this tour- Enjoy The Lost Wax Casting Process Here Artist original clay sculpture is nearly ready for the foundry. Note the artist is still adding the finishing touches.Most sculptors prefer to work with clay or wax; some however, do use wood and other mediums. Here the finished original clay is now complete. The sculptor will take it to the foundry now, get a bid then begin the first stages of the lost wax process.The first step can be shocking for some as they begin to decide how this original will be cut up.In order to prepare the original clay sculpture for molding, it will be dissected by cutting the clay with wire and by cutting the armature with a saw. The armature is what helped support the clay in place while the artist was creating it. Note the registration marks which later in the process will serve to realign the parts.Shown here are the sections of the original clay sculpture after having been dissected.Now the various parts of the original are carefully mounted on clay plugs before the rubber mold material is applied. The clay plug later serves as a pour spout for the mold.As you can see now they begin painting the latex rubber onto the original together with the clay plus that's been added in layers. Notice the shim line that will alter serve as a separation line for dividing the mold in half.A lock and tab system has been applied (see the edge) so that the mold will be able to be opened and closed securely. Once the rubber mold has been completed, a plaster or fiberglass "mother" mold is applied to the outside which will preserve the integrity of the rubber mold.The "mother" mold is now complete, the next step is to separate the two halves of the mold and remove the original from inside.The next step is to remove the artists' original and reassemble the clean, empty mold. Now a way pattern will be poured by building several layers of the hot wax within the rubber mold. A layer is poured, allowed to dry until there is about a 1/4 inch thick wax pattern made of the artists' original. It is very important to note that the wax pattern is a hollow duplicate of the artists' original.Now the wax pattern is taken to the wax "chasing" room of the foundry. Here much time is dedicated to the restoration of the wax pattern to the exact likeness of the artist original. All bubbles and imperfections are "chased" away in this process.Eventually there will need to be a way for the hot, molten bronze to funnel its way into a ceramic type mold, shown here the wax pattern is sprued and mounted on a wax cup. The red spures serve as gates and vents later in the process.Notice the wax trees are then taken to what is known as the slurry room where the time consuming process of building the ceramic shell will begin.First the wax tree is dipped into a slurry tub and coated. The slurry itself is basically made up of colloidal silica.While it is still wet, the tree is coated with the first layer of sand which is made up of fused silica. This process... read more

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