Stanley Wanlass
Bronze with painted highlights by the artist; mounted on a walnut base
Inscribed “Wanlass ‘85” and numbered 27/30
Executed in 1985
Length: 27 in.
Amelia Island 2023
Spirit of Mercedes (The First Century) by Stanley Wanlass, 1985
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$24,000 USD | Sold
| Amelia Island, Florida
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Carl Benz, seated alongside a passenger, is guided down the road by his daughter Mercedes, who lights the way with a burning torch held over the single front wheel. The sculpture, created in 1985, celebrates the centennial of Benz’s historic Patent-Motorwagen from 1886. Of the 30 examples made, this is number 27.
