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Eurydice
Cast acrylic sculpture
Numbered 44/250
25 1/2" tall

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The current value of this sculpture by the
Richard MacDonald studio is $22,500.

The cast acrylic sculpture depicts the moment that Eurydice returns to Hades, the hand of Orpheus reaching down for her.

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Eurydice
by Juliana Podd

Eurydice and Orpheus were young and in love. So deep was their love that they were practically inseparable. So dependent was their love that each felt they could not live without the other. These young lovers were very happy and spent their time frolicking through the meadows. One day Eurydice was gaily running through a meadow with Orpheus when she was bitten by a serpent. The poison of the sting killed her and she descended to Hades immediately.

Orpheus was son of the great Olympian god Apollo. In many ways Apollo was the god of music and Orpheus was blessed with musical talents. Orpheus was so sad about the loss of his love that he composed music to express the terrible emptiness which pervaded his every breath and movement. He was so desperate and found so little else meaningful, that he decided to address Hades. As the overseer of the underworld, Hades' heart had to be hard as steel, and so it was. Many approached Hades to beg for loved ones back and as many times were refused. But Orpheus' music was so sweet and so moving that it softened the steel-hearted heart of Hades himself.

Hades gave permission to Orpheus to bring Eurydice back to the surface of the earth to enjoy the light of day. There was only one condition--Orpheus was not to look back as he ascended. He was to trust that Eurydice was immediately behind him. It was a long way back up and just as Orpheus had almost finished that last part of the trek, he looked behind him to make sure Eurydice was still with him. At that very moment, she was snatched back because he did not trust that she was there. When you hear music which mourns lost love, it is Orpheus' spirit who guides the hand of the musicians who play it.
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The story of Orpheus and Eurydice, as told by Thomas Bulfinch.

Richard MacDonald

One of the most collected figurative bronze sculptors at work today, Richard MacDonald has achieved this stature through a consuming passion for his work and an unrelenting dedication to its quality and integrity. A native Californian, MacDonald was educated at the prestigious Art Center College of Design and received a Bachelor of Professional Arts, Cum Laude.

In the 30 years of his artistic career, MacDonald has achieved international distinction for his sculpture, paintings, and drawings, and has been the recipient of many national and international awards. He has also held numerous one-man shows and exhibitions throughout the United States, Europe and the Orient. His fascination with the human figure and human emotions has led MacDonald to focus on sculpting figures of mimes, dancers and athletes, each of which conveys a sense of joy and pays tribute to the beauty of the human form.

Self taught as a sculptor, MacDonald has been awarded major commissions, several of them within the first years of his sculptural career. In 1985, he sculpted a 9-foot figure of Christ for St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Atlanta, incorporating stained glass windows and lighting around the seemingly floating figure. Selected from a field of 180 sculptors, MacDonald sculpted a statue of Stephen F. Austin in 1986, then designed and built its fountain with native red granite for the sesquicentennial celebration of Texas. In Architectonica, proposed in 1987 for MGM's corporate headquarters, MacDonald developed a design incorporating mythical Greek figures emerging from a bas- to full relief in a spiraling 18-foot sculpture. In 1990, he honored State of Alaska founder William Henry Seward with a bronze likeness for the new Z.J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage, and also designed the surrounding plaza.

MacDonald received worldwide critical acclaim in 1996 for The Flair. Created in tribute to the 1996 Olympic Games, the 26-foot, 3-ton bronze monument was donated by the artist to the city of Atlanta and state of Georgia. Millions of people witnessed the beauty and grandeur of The Flair, during a nine-city, cross-country tour, which took place in June of 1996. Gracing Georgia International Plaza, The Flair stands as a testament to the determination and dedication of all individuals in the pursuit of excellence. The artist designed the surrounding plaza symbolic in design, including a 3,600 square-foot granite plaza, a large reflective pool and fountain engendering movement and essence of life and circumference seating.

More recently MacDonald completed a monument to commemorate the 100th U.S. Open Championship. The heroic sculpture celebrates the triumph of the human spirit as it pays tribute to the greatest athletes of this century. The image represents the anatomy of the golf swing and the dawn of a new Millennium as it encircles centuries of excellence past, present and future. The base, designed by the artist, is engraved with the past 100 winners on the front including a special bronze plaque for 2000 championship winner, Tiger Woods. On the backside of the monument the next 100 winners will be engraved. The monument resides permanently at Pebble Beach, California.

Prior to beginning a full-time career in sculpture in 1983, MacDonald had achieved national prominence as an illustrator. The classically trained painter created commissioned works for major corporations, including American Express, Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Coca-Cola Corp., and IBM. His sports illustrations include commissioned pieces for the Olympics and drawings that are represented in the NFL and NBA Halls of Fame. MacDonald's work has been featured in numerous art books throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, including his own recently published book titled "Richard MacDonald." His sculpture, original drawings and fine prints can be seen at his own galleries in Carmel, Laguna Beach, Pebble Beach, San Francisco, Santa Fe and in major city galleries worldwide.

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