Leo Mol - Virginia

  • Virginia
  • Bronze
  • 16 x 11.5 x 5.5 in
  • 1996
  • Sold
  • Private Collection



Leo Mol was born in the Ukrainian village of Polonne in 1915. His formal art education was at the Leningrad Academy of Arts.  After living in Berlin and the Netherlands Leo moved to Canada in 1948, creating a new life for the artist and his wife Margareth.

His highly crafted figurines of Ukrainian themes, religious imagery and wild life became popular along with his diverse expressions in stone and marble, painted landscapes and designed stained glass. It is his classic portrait sculpture that the artist achieved international reputation.  Understanding and portraying the essence of his subject led to major commissioned portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II, Sir Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Leo was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and in 1989 became an officer of the Order of Canada; he was made an honorary academician of the Canadian Portrait Academy  in 2000 and received the Order of Manitoba the same year.

The Leo Mol Sculpture Garden was established in Winnipeg in 1992 at Assiniboine Park.  Leo Mol’s career as a sculptor has been one of determination and success, and his contribution to the tradition of classical sculpture in Canada is outstanding.

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  • Cathedral on the Prairie

  • Oil on Board
  • 12 x 16 in
  • 1982
  • Price available on request
  • At Jessica Lake in Whiteshell Park

  • Oil on Panel
  • 12 x 16 in
  • 1980
  • Price available on request
  • Lora

  • Bronze
  • 9 x 11 x 7 in
  • Price available on request
  • Evelyn

  • Bronze
  • 11.75 x 6.25 x 5.5 in
  • 1990
  • Price available on request
  • Charm

  • Bronze
  • 15 x 7.25 x 4.5 in
  • 1988
  • Price available on request
  • Anita

  • Bronze
  • 11 x 14.5 x 6 in
  • 1985
  • Price available on request
  • Dream

  • Bronze
  • 30 x 14 x 20 in
  • 1996
  • Price available on request
  • Echo

  • Bronze
  • 42 x 11 x 10 in
  • 1968
  • Price available on request

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