A highly attractive early 20th Century Austrian cold painted gilt bronze figure of an Art Deco lady holding out the hem of her dress which is delicately hand painted with a floral pattern, signed Adolph and raised on a tall cylindrical Brazilian green onyx base
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 32 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1930
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze & Onyx
SKU: 9184
Defra Ref: QHBZVYJC
ABOUT
Josef Adolph
Josef Adolph ~ Austrian, created many small figural models in the Art Deco period around 1910-1939. Typical for Adolph and at the same time characteristic of the Art Deco era, was the depiction of the concept of modern life - in particular, that of the “modern woman” in rhythmic, sensual and aerodynamic poses taken from the new forms of dance, for which there was a lot of enthusiasm at that time.
The Art Deco Period: although Art Deco derives its name from the great 1925 Paris Exhibition, ‘L’Exposition Internatlionale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes’, the term is now generally applied to the typical artistic productions of the 1920’s and 1930’s. It might best be characterised as an attempt to unite arts with industry, embracing the machine age and repudiating the old antithesis of ‘Fine’ and ‘Industrial’ art. The sources of the Art Deco movement include Egyptian and Mayan Art, Cubisim, Fauvism and Expressionism, heavily influencing the chief force underlying all Art Deco with the emphasis upon geometric patterns.
