2333 - Quaintance, George (after). Swimmer (Neptune's Children). Two bronze castings, patinated in dark brown and green. Each bears the foundry mark "KE" on the ankle. 1953 / 1990s. Dimensions: 30 x 18 cm and 37 x 12 cm.

Quaintance, George (after). Swimmer (Neptune's Children). Two bronze castings, patinated in dark brown and green. Each bears the foundry mark "KE" on the ankle. 1953 / 1990s. Dimensions: 30 x 18 cm and 37 x 12 cm. Volker Janssen had these bronzes—molded from the original clay figures produced in the Quaintance Studio in 1953—cast in the 1990s in a limited edition of 20 pieces each. The author of the first monograph on “The Art of George Quaintance” (catalog for the 54th exhibition at the Janssen Gallery—Men’s Art Gallery in 1989) had brought back the four male swimmers from the “Neptune’s Children” series from a trip to the U.S. in the 1980s and had them cast in small editions to sell in his gallery. The two male nudes “Swimmer 2 + 4” are offered here; according to the Janssen Art Shop’s advertisement, they are “most attractive as a couple.” — Includes two certificates from the Janssen Gallery. — Slightly scuffed, in very good condition.