A Georgian boy driving an arba (ox-cart). Sculptural composition
A Georgian boy driving an arba (ox-cart). Sculptural composition
1894
Khodorovich, Felix, Woerffel bronze and lapidary art factory
Bronze; casting, patination, chasing
16.8 × 31.5 × 15.2 cm
Inscribed in italics along the rear edge of the ground: "ХОДОРОВИЧЪ 1894"
A sculptural composition depicting two massive animals yoked to a two-wheeled arba (cart) with its shaft raised. A Georgian boy is seated sideways on the yoke, wearing a fur sheepskin hat and a traditional Caucasian coat buttoned all the way up. In his hand, the driver holds a long lash. The group is mounted on a flat rectangular base with a subtly indicated uneven ground.
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