A plaster sculpture of a drunk faun, falling backwards into a half-laying down position, held up by one hand while the other holds a bowl, his legs stretched out in front of him, and his head thrown back. His pan flute is discarded behind him, and a goat skin covers his modesty while also hinting at his faun nature. A vase lies overturned under one of his legs.
A wooden carving of a hand holding the hilt of a swords, carved from wrist to the end of the hilt; the skill of the artist is seen in the intricate details, like the wrinkling of skin from the grip of the hand, the bottom of a shirt or armour sleeve, and detailed fingernail and nail beds.
A wooden carving of a man's face with furrowed brow, eyes looking away to the right, large, bushy mustache, and a slightly worried or concerned look on his face; the sculpture is modeled after Michelangelo's Moses.
Today is the anniversary of John Hogan, who died on this day in 1858.
We have quite a number of Hogan’s sculptures and wooden studies in our collection, but here are just a few of our favourites!
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