Franz Bergmann

Austrian, 1838-1894

There were many bronze foundries operating in Vienna in this period, but it was Bergman’s which became the most celebrated, working with a number of celebrated Viennese sculptors at the turn of the 20th Century, such as Bruno Zach, to produce designs for his famous bronze figures. Bergman bronzes are especially famous for having utilised a technique for decorating the bronzes called cold painting. Cold painting as a technique developed in Vienna in the late 19th Century, and involved the application of several layers of paint added to the bronze after firing. It was used to make fashionable collectors’ items. Bergman figures came in three main forms: animal figures, Orientalist sculptures, and erotic figures in the Art Nouveau style. His animal figures were often whimsical and humorous, and often satirical. They have become highly sought-after collectors’ items today. Bergman’s Orientalist sculptures are equally highly sought-after. He was producing these figures at a time when interest in the exotic lands of the Middle East and North Africa was at its peak among Europe’s artists and buyers.

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$2,503

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Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze Study "Golden Pigeon" by Franz Bergman

$4,069

H 3.94 in W 2.37 in D 2.76 in

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze Study "Golden Pigeon" by Franz Bergman

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A finely cast early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a standing Pigeon. The bronze with excellent hand chased surface detail and fine rich golden cold painted colour, signed wit...

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Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze "Standing Blackbird" by Franz Bergman

$3,458

H 3.15 in W 6.7 in D 3.15 in

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze "Standing Blackbird" by Franz Bergman

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Located in London, GB

A very fine Austrian Bronze animalier bronze study of a standing blackbird with excellent naturalistic cold painted colours and fine intricate detail, signed with the Bergman ‘B’ in...

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Austrian Naughty Bronze, Girl's Dress Lifts Up ca.1920, by Bergman Foundry

$1,750

H 5.5 in W 3.25 in D 3 in

Austrian Naughty Bronze, Girl's Dress Lifts Up ca.1920, by Bergman Foundry

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Located in Petaluma, CA

This wonderful, whimsical, and naughty bronze by the Bergman Foundry is a real joy. Highly detailed casting and meticulously painted bronze has the added feature of a toy, you can p...

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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Franz Bergmann

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Early 20th Century Cold-Painted entitled 'Alsatian' by Franz Bergman

$2,373

H 5.52 in W 6.7 in D 1.97 in

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted entitled 'Alsatian' by Franz Bergman

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Located in London, GB

An excellent early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a German Shepherd standing in an alert pose with very fine hand chased surface detail and excellent naturalistic colours, sig...

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Cold Painted Orientalist Vienna Bronze by Franz Bergman

$4,500

H 7.75 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in

Cold Painted Orientalist Vienna Bronze by Franz Bergman

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Cold painted orientalist Vienna bronze of a middle eastern man with a women by Franz Bergman. On the back of her robe is the B inside of a ...

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Marble, Bronze

Art Déco Persian Warrior Cold-Painted Bronze Sculpture by F. Bergmann, Austria

$8,100

H 18.5 in Dm 14.5 in

Art Déco Persian Warrior Cold-Painted Bronze Sculpture by F. Bergmann, Austria

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Located in North Miami, FL

1920s Art Déco persian warrior cold-painted bronze sculpture by Franz Bergmann, Austria By: Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal, paint Technique: cast, mol...

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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Franz Bergmann

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Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Man Holding Small Scale, Franz Bergmann

$1,950

H 4 in W 4.25 in D 4 in

Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Man Holding Small Scale, Franz Bergmann

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An unusual cold painted Vienna bronze of a seated man holding a little scale in his left hand. The scale has a small weight on the scale while a banana is weighing heavier on the ot...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Other Franz Bergmann

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture of Two Men Playing Chess by Nam Greb

$4,700

H 4.75 in W 2 in D 3.25 in

Late 19th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture of Two Men Playing Chess by Nam Greb

By Nam Greb, Franz Bergmann

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Late 19th century Vienna Secession cold-painted bronze small sculpture of two men playing chess by Franz Bergmann/Nam Greb, Austria By: Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb Material: bronze, co...

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Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Franz Bergmann

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2026	$4,000	More Desk Accessories, Figurative Sculptures	Bronze	circa 1900
2026	$1,200	Figurative Sculptures	Bronze	1920s
2026	$787	Animal Sculptures	Bronze	19th Century
2026	$647	Animal Sculptures	Bronze	circa 1910
2026	$500	Animal Sculptures	Bronze	Circa 1920
2026	$5,000	Animal Sculptures	Bronze	1900
2025	$4,600	Animal Sculptures	Bronze	circa 1910

$2,503

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$500-$5,000

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