Arthur Schopenhauer's bust by Elisabet Ney
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In 1859 the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788—1860) posed Elisabet Ney for this bust[1] in his home town Frankfurt am Main. She finished the bust (marble) in the same year in her studio in Berlin.
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer agreed to sit for a sculpted portrait at the persuasion of Edmund Montgomery. The portrait was hailed as an artistic success and led to other commissions.
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