{"product_id":"bruno-zach-summer-9629_11","title":"\"Summer\" by Bruno Zach","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn energetic early 20th Century \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/art-deco\" title=\"Art Deco - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e cold painted bronze figure of a young dancer dressed in shorts holding a delicately placed bunch for flowers covering her breasts exhibiting excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, raised on an onyx base and signed\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/zach-bruno\" title=\"Bruno Zach - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e Zach\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                   31 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth:                                    17 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                      1920\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Bronze \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Ref:                                \u003c\/span\u003eArt Deco Sculpture by Victor Arwas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage No:                                 222\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           9629\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZach Bronze\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruno Zach (Ukrainian, 1891 – 1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Bruno Zach was a prolific creator of tall, athletic, independent women in bronze and ivory. He depicted both the healthy outdoor pursuits, and also the dream mistresses of the demi monde of Berlin, Paris and Vienna between the wars. His bronze is occasionally patinated, most often cold painted. His use of ivory is spare and always well carved. His work was edited by several firms, including Argentor-Werke of Vienna the Broma Companie, S Altmann \u0026amp; Co, and Bergmann.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bruno Zach Riding Crop Berlin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1920s_Berlin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Zeitgeist of the Art Deco Era in Berlin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\"\u003eThere is an obvious influence of eroticism and sensuality on Bruno Zach’s sculptures such as the Zach Riding Whip figure, there is no question that this was primarily affected by the night life of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBerlin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the 1920’s. After World War I cabarets became extremely popular across Europe – and nowhere were they more popular than Germany. The Weimar government’s lifting of censorship saw German cabarets transform and flourish. Entertainment in the cabaret of Berlin was soon dominated by two themes: sex and politics. Stories, jokes, songs and dancing were laced with sexual innuendo. As the 1920s progressed this gave way to open displays of nudity, to the point where most German cabarets had at least some topless dancers. Prostitution was widely accepted and it became ‘de rigeur’ to use their services, whether one was male or female, and the Zach Riding Crop figure with its alluring charm had an undercurrent of lascivious intent.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis was the background in which\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Zach, Bruno - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ZACH%2C%20BRUNO\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBruno\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZach\u003c\/a\u003e found himself when he moved to Berlin from Austria in 1920 and he immersed himself into the decadent night life with gusto. It is understood that he used many prostitutes as models for his sculptures and fell in love with a particular young lady who took great pleasure in refusing his marriage proposals.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen one considers Bruno Zach’s work with an understanding of the influences that permeated his life at the time, the overt sexuality of his subject matter becomes more acceptable and indeed more interesting.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTo view our collection of Zach figures please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Zach, Bruno - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ZACH%2C%20BRUNO\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZACH, BRUNO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47666808914156,"sku":"9629","price":3350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/zach.jpg?v=1780487696","url":"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/products\/bruno-zach-summer-9629_11","provider":"Hickmet Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}