Great Arabian Fantasia (or "Arabian Horse Game")
Great Arabian Fantasia (or "Arabian Horse Game")
Russia, Saint Petersburg
Model: 1884. Casting: the 1880s
Lanceray, Eugene, Chopin Felix factory
Bronze; casting, chasing, patinating, mounting
75.0 x 103 x 50 cm
Inscribed with the artist’s signature and the founder’s mark: “Е. Лансере 1884” and “Ф. Шопенъ”
A multi-figure composition featuring four Arab riders on prancing horses is set on an oval base with a relief ground imitating rocky terrain. In the left part of the composition, a young Arab rider is depicted on a rearing horse, holding a rifle in his raised left hand with his right hand extended to the side. Beside him is the figure of an elderly rider in wide-brimmed hat, holding a rifle by the barrel with the butt facing upwards. His horse stands firmly planted on the rocky ground. The composition is completed by two young Arab riders on rearing horses, rifles in hand. All characters are depicted in national attire, capturing ethnic nuances of the Arab people.
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