Anton Chotka Decorative Objects

Vienna bronze hare, circa 1900.

Representation of a pretty young lady in a softly falling dress, caressing her body as she stretches backwards, lying on a bearskin-covered divan. When the hinged belt is opened, the...

Dimensions Total Height: 7.5 inches Base Height: 2 inches Width: 2.75 inches Depth: 2.75 inches ABOUT This charming desk figurine in dark brown patinated Viennese bronze by the famous Austrian sculptor Karl Kaub stands out for the originality and humor of its subject matter. The author depicted with amazing subtlety a boy who jumped on one leg in fright, suddenly seeing a frog sitting on his arm. CARL KAUBA (Austrian, 1865-1922) was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime’s worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic. Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. In fact, some debate still remains as to whether Kauba ever visited the U.S. Kauba’s fascination with the West was fired by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventure were well known throughout Europe. Most authorities feel that he was about twenty-five years old when he traveled widely throughout the American West. He then returned to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture...

Excellent Piece of Viennese Bronze Art around 1920: Five Native Americans in war dress, armed with rifles, axes and spears, galloping at full speed across rough terrain towards their...

Bearded Arab in traditional desert clothing with a flowing cloak and a white cloth tied around his head, his ankle-length shirt pulled up while seated and fastened with a belly band,...

This petite bronze figurine is cast in the form of Garuda, a demigod and mythical king of birds in Hindu and Buddhist faith. Taking the form of half-bird half man, Garuda is a powerf...

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A Viennese Secession bronze tankard by Alfonso Canciani, dating to circa 1905. The tankard is modelled as the head of a Chinese...

Austrian Orientalist bronze model lamp by Anton Chotka. This charming cold-painted bronze lamp depicts a busy scene of an open plan coffee shop within ...

An Austrian Viennese bronze pheasant This sculpture in bronze of a pheasant is cold painted on bronze A pheasant figurine standing with long tai...

Anton Chotka (Austrian, 1875-1925) Pair of dancig women gilt bronze bookends. The base is a bronze carpet with high details. Signed Chotka and stamped Aus...

Finely worked bronze Cold rainting Picture dog Dalmatian

A faun lying on his back, his right leg raised onto his left knee; near his head, a female nude with her hair pinned up and adorned with flowers, seated on a tree stump and holding g...