Roxana Scripcaru
Head of the Romanian Postmodern & Contemporary Art Evaluation Office
The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
69. Neptune
1881, București - 1952, București, România
Estimate
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EUR 1.500 - 2.500
Sold
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EUR 1.500
Session
Tue, 26 May 2026 19:00
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With a distinctive approach in the world of visual arts, Emil Wilhelm Becker took over, throughout his artistic activity, a multitude of themes and symbols from the myths of Ancient Greece, but also from ancient art, which served as inspiration for the artist. Thus, carving in stone, the artist also managed to sculpt in time. With each sculpture made, Emil Wilhelm Becker tried to present a universal diegesis, which was to endure, both through significance and with the help of materiality until the present. Alongside the known caryatids that adorn the facade of the University of Bucharest, or the sculpture titled "Abundance", Becker addresses the theme of myths and in the present sculpture, called "Neptune and Triton". The counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon, Neptune was also the god of waters and seas in the Roman polytheistic religion. Master of the seas, Neptune represents the uncontrolled force that masters the depths. The sculpture, which bears the imprint of the artist Wilhelm Becker, reiterates the story of Neptune, brother with Pluto and Jupiter, who would govern the world. The sculpture impresses, first of all, by the paradoxical relationship it proposes through its materiality, thus the work, which is made of stone, contrasts with the quality of the liquid body governed by Neptune. The work functions like a contradiction, Neptune rises from stone waves, contrary to the world he belongs to, and becomes a terrestrial exponent, but without losing his eternity, being at the antipodes between mundane and celestial. At his feet appears to be one of his descendants, Triton, who is also a minor god of the seas. Triton is the son of Neptune and the nymph Amphitrite, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Amphitrite gave him a son, with the face of a man and the body of a marine creature. In literature, Triton is often portrayed as a messenger or herald of his father. Emil Wilhelm Becker has managed to build a new myth, taking over the cultural and symbolic information of Neptune. Neptune controls a vital force of life, which is most often associated with rebirth and transformation, thus we can observe how the artist forces the stone to take another form, indicating an exterior metamorphosis. Emerging from waves, as an extension with a face, the sculpture embodying Neptune is grandiose, giving the impression that it belongs to a world that has not yet eroded.
Dimensions
depth 80 cm, width 63 cm, height 220 cm
Description
artificial stone
Research information
The lot shows damage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Detalii
With a distinctive approach in the world of visual arts, Emil Wilhelm Becker took over, throughout his artistic activity, a multitude of themes and symbols from the myths of Ancient Greece, but also from ancient art, which served as inspiration for the artist. Thus, carving in stone, the artist also managed to sculpt in time. With each sculpture made, Emil Wilhelm Becker tried to present a universal diegesis, which was to endure, both through significance and with the help of materiality until the present. Alongside the known caryatids that adorn the facade of the University of Bucharest, or the sculpture titled "Abundance", Becker addresses the theme of myths and in the present sculpture, called "Neptune and Triton". The counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon, Neptune was also the god of waters and seas in the Roman polytheistic religion. Master of the seas, Neptune represents the uncontrolled force that masters the depths. The sculpture, which bears the imprint of the artist Wilhelm Becker, reiterates the story of Neptune, brother with Pluto and Jupiter, who would govern the world. The sculpture impresses, first of all, by the paradoxical relationship it proposes through its materiality, thus the work, which is made of stone, contrasts with the quality of the liquid body governed by Neptune. The work functions like a contradiction, Neptune rises from stone waves, contrary to the world he belongs to, and becomes a terrestrial exponent, but without losing his eternity, being at the antipodes between mundane and celestial. At his feet appears to be one of his descendants, Triton, who is also a minor god of the seas. Triton is the son of Neptune and the nymph Amphitrite, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Amphitrite gave him a son, with the face of a man and the body of a marine creature. In literature, Triton is often portrayed as a messenger or herald of his father. Emil Wilhelm Becker has managed to build a new myth, taking over the cultural and symbolic information of Neptune. Neptune controls a vital force of life, which is most often associated with rebirth and transformation, thus we can observe how the artist forces the stone to take another form, indicating an exterior metamorphosis. Emerging from waves, as an extension with a face, the sculpture embodying Neptune is grandiose, giving the impression that it belongs to a world that has not yet eroded.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
depth 80 cm, width 63 cm, height 220 cm
Description
artificial stone
Research information
The lot shows damage.
Brought to you by
Roxana Scripcaru
Head of the Romanian Postmodern & Contemporary Art Evaluation Office
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