Evgeny Lanceray’s “Circassian” sculptures Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray (Евгений Александрович Лансере; 1848-1886) was a Russian sculptor of French origin. He studied sculpture independently in the studio of animalier Nikolai Lieberich. He visited many countries, including Circassia in the early 1870s, and he created many sculptures depicting his impressions of that fascinating land. Lanceray was a major Russian sculptor whose work centred upon horses and their relationship with man. He produced a wide range of works during his comparatively short career. Some of his more ambitious works were composed of groups of five or seven horses, or racing troikas. All his works were executed with fine attention to the details of faces and clothing. Here are some of his “Circassian” sculptures: 1. “The Smoking Circassian”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze with medium brown patina. Height: 27.7 cm. 1870. Cast by: Félix Chopin (St. Petersburg). Provenance: In a private collection. 2. “A Herd of Kabardian Horses, returning from the fields”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze with two-tone patina. Dimensions: 51 cm×85 cm×45 cm. 1878. Cast by: Félix Chopin (St. Petersburg). Provenance: Irkutsk Museum of Art. 3. “Circassian Horse Herd on Horseback with a Lasso”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze, patination. Dimensions: 40.5 cm (height), 26.5 cm, 13.5 cm. 1873. Cast by: Félix Chopin (St. Petersburg). 4. “A Circassian Dzhigit [dare-devil rider]”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze, patina. Dimensions: 27.3 (height), 21.5 cm, 8.3 cm. 1873. Cast by: Félix Chopin (St. Petersburg). 5. “Circassian on the Chase”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Copper alloy, patina. Dimensions: 19.5 cm (height), 8.6 cm, 22.2 cm. 1879. 6. “Circassian on Horseback, looking back”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze. Height 29.8 cm. Cast by: Félix Chopin (St. Petersburg). 7. “Circassian in Ambush”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze. 1871. 8. “A Circassian with a Pipe”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bonze. Dimensions: 12.5 cm×17.5cm×8cm. 1872. Cast by: Félix Chopin (St. Petersburg). 9. “A Circassian Man and a Woman on Horseback”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze with gilt patina. Dimensions: 40 cm (height), 33 cm, 13 cm. 1873. Cast by: Félix Chopin (St. Petersburg). Provenance: Saratov Museum of Art (Radishchev Art Museum). 10. “A Circassian”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze with patina. 11. “A Mountaineer/Highlander [of the North Caucasus]”, by Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Lanceray. Bronze. Height: 45 cm. Provenance: Morshansk Historical and Art Museum, Tambov Oblast, Russia.
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