Frederik Næblerød, 2021
Small Totem - Bronze Sculpture by Frederik Næblerød
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DKK 9,200
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With its vivid colour palette and careful handwork, "Small Totem" reads almost as a personal story cast in bronze. Through its hues of pink, blue and green patinated bronze, the sculpture carries several emotional registers at once. Each colour suggests a different mood, defined by the viewer rather than fixed by the work. Through his attention to detail, Næblerød lets form, shape and colour merge. Each cast is patinated by hand, so the shades vary from example to example.
Lead time: 8-12 weeks
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Includes a signed certificate of authenticity confirming edition and provenance.
- Artist
- Frederik Næblerød
- Year
- 2021
- Material
- Pink, blue and green patinated bronze
- Dimensions
- 16 x 5 x 10 cm
- Edition
- Limited edition of 36 + 6 Artist's Proofs (AP)
- Signature
- Engraved
Materials and making
Cast bronze
Bronze holds detail that few materials can. Each bronze is cast from the same mould and hand-chased to retain the detail of the artist's original. Patina is applied individually, so tonal and surface variation should be expected across the edition.
- Material
- Pink, blue and green patinated bronze
- Dimensions
- 16 x 5 x 10 cm
- Edition
- Limited edition of 36 + 6 Artist's Proofs (AP)
- Signature
- Engraved
01
Mould and wax
The artist's original is captured in a flexible mould, from which a hollow wax replica is taken and refined by hand until every surface matches the source.
02
Lost-wax casting
The wax is encased in a ceramic shell and fired; the wax runs out and molten bronze is poured into the void it leaves, taking on the exact form of the original.
03
Chasing and assembly
The rough cast is released from its shell, sprues removed, and seams chased away by hand so the metal reads as a single continuous surface.
04
Patina and finish
The finished bronze is coloured with heat and chemistry, then sealed with a hand-applied patina unique to each edition.
Made at
Fonderia Artistica Mariani
Italy · Est. 1952
Founded in 1952, Fonderia Artistica Mariani is an Italian art foundry known for precision bronze casting. Each work is cast using the traditional lost-wax and vacuum-shell methods that capture the finest surface detail, then chased, finished and patinated by hand.
Visit Fonderia Artistica Mariani →Lead time: 8-12 weeks
In the studio
Images courtesy the artist and Edition Solenne.
The artist
Frederik Næblerød
1988, Frederiksberg, Denmark · Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Installation
Frederik Næblerød is known for a raw, energetic practice that spans painting, ceramics and large-scale installation. His work explores human vulnerability, survival and transformation through expressive, often grotesque figurative imagery and a frank engagement with material resistance.
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Details
- Artist
- Frederik Næblerød
- Title
- Small Totem - Bronze Sculpture by Frederik Næblerød
- Year
- 2021
- Material
- Pink, blue and green patinated bronze
- Dimensions
- 16 x 5 x 10 cm
- Edition size
- Limited edition of 36 + 6 Artist's Proofs (AP)
- Signature / marking
- Engraved
- Publisher
- Edition Solenne, Copenhagen
- Primary market release
- 2021
- Acquisition
- Acquired directly from Edition Solenne
- Lead time
- 8-12 weeks
- Certificate
- Signed and numbered by the artist and publisher
- Returns
- Consumers in the EU may withdraw within 14 days of delivery, except where the work is produced to individual specification, as stated on the invoice. Contact us within 7 days if the work arrives damaged.
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