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Robert Tait McKenzie (1867-1938)
Plaster Maquette, Studio Original, Signed in the Model
Canadian-born physician, educator, and sculptor Robert Tait McKenzie …
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Robert Tait McKenzie (1867-1938)
Plaster Maquette, Studio Original, Signed in the Model
Canadian-born physician, educator, and sculptor Robert Tait McKenzie united science, sport, and art in a remarkable career. Trained in medicine at McGill University, he became a pioneer in physical education while pursuing sculpture as a means to study the human body. Largely self-taught, he combined anatomical precision with classical ideals, creating works that celebrated athletic strength, discipline, and movement. From early facial studies of effort to full figures like sprinters, javelin throwers, and competitors, his art reflected both rigorous measurement and expressive vitality. McKenzie’s legacy endures as a rare fusion of medical knowledge and sculptural vision.
This plaster maquette is signed in the model and is expressive of his passion for proportion, classicism and the beauty of the male athlete.
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- Dimensions
- 6ʺW × 6ʺD × 17.5ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Plaster
- Condition
- Good Condition, Restored, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Burnt Umber
- Condition Notes
- Fully restored and ready to place Fully restored and ready to place less
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