a female nude by the internationally renowned and award winning Frederik Engel Jeltsema (1879-1971). He participated in several art courses, first in Groningen and then in Amsterdam, and he won the Prix de Rome with his sculpture “De Smart” He became a close friend of the painter (and his later patroness) Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar, sister-in-law of the painter of seascapes H.W. Mesdag Jeltsema made bronze sculptures in commission, such as, for example, the statue of grand pensionary Johan de With in The Hague (see last photo) and the facade sculptures for the Vredespaleis (Peace Palace) in The Hague and the town hall in Rotterdam There is also work by him in the collection of the Groninger Museum and in private collections Sculptures by Frederik Engel Jeltsema hardly ever come available on the market and are therefore very rare This bronze sculpture is a female nudeHeight: 30 cmDepth: 24 cmWidth: 16 cmIn good conditionFrederik Engel Jelsema had a special life He was raised as a girl in Uithuizen (Groningen, the Netherlands) even when it appeared at age 3 that he was a boy Only later in life the birth certificate was amendedThe sculpture will be well packaged and sent by registered mail