Sculpture / Watch stand "Hercules Breaking the Cave of the Winds," Mikhail Denisovich Kanaev, Kasli, Imperial Russia, 1903
Description
The sculpture is made of cast iron and is signed. The back features a place for a pocket watch. The model was created by Mikhail Denisovich Kanaev. The foundry modeler was S. Khoroshenin.
Dimensions: 25×20×11.5 cm
Mikhail Denisovich Kanaev (1828-1882) was a Russian sculptor and medalist. He graduated from the Mining Technical School in St. Petersburg (1847) as a fashion designer, and then from the Academy of Fine Arts with a degree in sculptor (1855). His teacher was A.P. Lyalin. Kanayev's wax sculptures "Boy's Head" (1853) and "Hercules" (1854) were awarded silver medals from the Scientific Council for "outstanding achievements in modeling." During his studies, the future sculptor worked at the St. Petersburg Mint. He was offered a position as a factory carver, which he accepted, and from 1871 he worked at the Kasli iron foundry, where he revived the production of figural castings and raised their quality to a higher artistic level.
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