Excellent early 20th Century Vienna bronze figurine of a dancer in Orientalist costume with hinged skirt opening to reveal her body, standing on an Oriental rug. The surface of the bronze with rich cold painted colours lightly worn and with very fine hand finished detail. Signed with the Bergman 'B' in an amphora
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 11 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Width: 6 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition with light wear to colour
Circa: 1900
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze
Book Ref: Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel
SKU: 8500
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Franz Bergman Sculptures
Bergman is celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental, Arab bronze and animal subjects, including Harem beauties, Arab tradesmen, Scribes and Arab Warrior and almost every animal subject that was known at the time.
His father, also Franz Bergman (1838–1894), was a professional chaser (embosser) from Gablonz, Austria who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. There he created numerous cold painted (so named because the numerous layers of polychrome paint, applied to the bronze, were not fired to fix them to the metal) figures. Many other bronzes were still based on designs by Franz Bergman, the elder.
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