Sculpture

The Last Embrace

A Timeless Sculpture Capturing the Poignant Farewell of Two Lovers on the Brink of Departure

16 August 2024200 Views

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
Seneca

“Departure,” which is part of the public art collection in Loveland, Colorado, is a sculpture by American sculptor George Lundeen. As the author himself states, “The original work comes from a sketch I made in the train station in Rome. There was a couple of boys in front of me on the marble floor. It became the first life-size piece I ever made.” The work was completed over two years, beginning in 1984. George Lundeen is a native of Nebraska, and was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar studying in Florence, Italy. He established his studio in Loveland, Colorado in the mid 1970s where he continues to live and work.

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Born and raised in Holdrege, Nebraska, George W. Lundeen, American sculptor, went to college at Hastings and then to the University of Illinois, where he studied with Frank Gallo, a realist sculptor. He then spent a year on a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship in Florence, Italy, where the works of Old Masters inspired his ambition to sculpt for a living. Today Lundeen lives and works in Loveland, Colorado, presiding over a family of sculptors, including his wife, a younger brother, a sister-in-law and a cousin.