A sweet, sophisticated guardian for any room! This Antique Lauritz Jensen Terracotta Great Dane sits poised and alert. Rendered so masterfully, you can almost feel the muscles move under fur. Lauritz Jensen was a Danish sculptor who was known for his realistic animal figurines as exemplified in this sculpture.
Collector's Notes:
Antique Terracotta Recumbent Great Dane Dog Sculpture; Lauritz Jensen, Danish 1859-1935.
Stamped "P. Ipsen, Kjobenhavn. Eneret 711" on back. Signed and dated.
Condition: Fair
Expected wear for age; minor chips on ears, one fissure on the back side where felt meets base. See images and video.
Size: 9 3/4" length; 4 1/2" width; 6" maximum height
”Lauritz Jensen is viewed as one of the great Danish animal sculptors. He was originally an apprentice of Vilhelm Bissen and was later admited to the Art Academy in 1877 from where he graduated in 1885. Afterwards he was a permanent exhibitor at the Art Academy's showrooms at Charlottenborg and was later part of the censur comittee and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of the Arts.
He made a classical educational trip to Rome in 1889 and lived and worked in Chicago in the US 1894-1896.
He was first employed at Ipsen's widow and later at Bing & Grondahl and Royal Copenhagen, where he achieved his great recognition as a sculptor.” - Danish Plate Trading
