theBaron
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Peipp makes excellent figures! His work reminds me of Phoenix Model Developments, and Tim Richards' sculpts for them, for example. Peipp's figures aren't just straight depictions of people, but almost caricatures. You can see the character of any given figure, for example, from the facial expressions Peipp sculpts. Just a little bit of exaggeration of a raised eyebrow, or a smile, and it's almost theatrical.
Peipp also has several themed catalogs, with many figures as part of the theme. For example, he has a series of figures depicting a hunting party in the 18th century. It has the huntsmen, the catch, servants, and noble lords and ladies having a picnic, complete with a tablecloth spread on the ground and various dishes. He has another series, again, set in the 18th century, depicting a lover and his friends eloping with his beloved, at a fountain in the city. The lady's guardian is in pursuit, along with the town watchmen. And Peipp has themed groups from the Thirty Years War, and from Saxon and Prussian history.
And for having them painted by the Russians, I believe that the museum whose website the other Brad shared with us has had a number of Peipp figures painted locally, and included them in the collection. I can recommend them highly, in any case, to painters and collectors alike.
Prost!
Brad
