Princess group Luise & Friedericke sculpture made cellane, hand-made, made in Germany, bust in white, 15 cm

The Princess Group is a sculpture by sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow. She shows the Prussian Crown Princess and later Queen Luise, together with her younger sister Friederike. Schadow first produced sisters’ portraits, between 1795 and 1797 the life-size group was created, first in a plaster setting, then in marble. The double booth image was celebrated by professionals and audiences, but was lowly appreciated by Luise’s husband and almost forgotten for around 90 years. Today it is considered to be a main work of the Berlin early classicism, similar to Schadows Quadriga on the Brandenburg gate of 1793.
For many years the Potsdam artist Alex Agwanjan, lovingly hand-crafted, has produced a wide range of sculptures, reliefs and cans from the materials cellane or plaster. Particularly important is the clean presentation of the finest details, which is possible thanks to the material cellane.
Cellane is a synthetic, inorganic moulding compound that has a porcelain-like structure when hardened. The material is easy to work with like plaster, can be painted or dyed before use and requires no drying or burning for curing. Cellane is about twice as hard as plaster and also significantly heavier. The use of cellane allows a very high image accuracy and the finest detail representations. The material has a bright, porcelain-like sound after hardening when knocking. Unlike the slightly grey plaster, cellane is pure white.
All objects made of cellan are lovingly patinated and polished by the artist.