German Set of Five Bronze Plaques of the Five Senses

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German Set of Five Bronze Plaques of the Five Senses

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O. Gladenbeck Bronze-caster (1850-1921) " The Five Senses " Signed O. Gladenbeck Berlin – Germany Circa 1890 Height : 42 cm (16 1/2 in.) ; Width : 14 cm (5 1/2 in.) With frames – Height : 58 cm (22 3/4 in.) ; Width : 28 cm (11 in.) Rare set of five patinated high-relief bronze plaques representing female figures symbolizing the Five Senses. The German title of each is shown on a fine golden brass tag. « Gefühl » for Touch (a young woman in a forest, leaning on a column, bathes her foot to a source), « Gehoer » for Hearing (a woman among the reeds, holding panpipes, is listening), « Gesicht » for Sight (the third one leaning on a console looks at herself in a mirror), « Geruch » for Smell (another woman in a garden smells the scent of roses) and « Geschmack » for Taste (one woman picking apples, a fruit basket at her feet). The "Five Senses" by Gladdenbeck are directly inspired by the famous painted polyptic made around 1878 by the Austrian artist Hans Makart (1840-1884), now exhibited at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna (see picture #10). Biography Gladenbeck Hermann (1827-1918) was a bronze founder from Berlin, of international reputation in the 1850s. He led his company in 1880 with his four sons, Oscar (1850-1921), Alfred (1858-1912), Walter (1866-1945) and Paul (1869-1947) as the Gladenbeck & Son. Their bronze foundry produced many large pieces ordered by the State, as the monument to the memory of Emmanuel Kant and the Victory of the Victory Column in Berlin, modeled by Friedrich Drake. Gladenbeck is considered as the most important German foundry that produced monumental sculptures as well as small bronze pieces. The company ceased to be led by the family Gladenbeck in 1892, then ceased activity in 1911 following a bankruptcy. Museology Cassandre, a bronze bust modeled by Max Klinger, cast by Gladenbeck around 1892, Orsay Museum, Paris (Inv. RF4302).

Creator:
Oscar Gladenbeck (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 22.84 in (58 cm)Width: 11.03 in (28 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 5
Style:
Belle Époque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1890
Condition:
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: ref. 0702/281stDibs: LU104781215314