A stunning gilded bronze dancer adorned in seductive Near Eastern attire in the Art Deco style.

This high quality bronze is made from the lost wax process (cire perdue).  It is a recast of an original by Joseph Lorenzl and bears the associated signature.

The attention to detail is fantastic and the sculpture, set on an attractive marble base, is extremely lifelike.



Height 52 cm

Width 37 cm

Depth 17 cm
 


When looking to the designs of the Art Deco period one talented sculptor and ceramist that cannot be ignored is Josef Lorenzl. A master designer, his Bronze statuettes and ceramic figural work epitomise the era perfectly. As like Preiss, Chiaparus and Kelety the other great sculptors from this period, Lorenzl was inspired by the female form and the new found freedom that women enjoyed, which he  executed beautifully both in his bronze and ceramic designs.

Although very little is known about Lorenzl’s early life we are aware that he was born in Austria in 1892 and was soon to become one of the most talented sculptors of the Art Deco Period. He started by working for a bronze foundry in Vienna Arsenal where he produced stunning bronze statuettes. The majority of his works in bronze were of singular slim female nudes with long legs which conveyed elegance. His preference was for dancing poses which were not only evident in his singular statuettes but also in those attached to marble clocks, lampbases and bookends.