Franz Bergmann Sculptures
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.to
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Artist: Franz Bergmann
Merchant, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Merchant, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, Size: 5.75 x 9.5 x 6 in. (14.61 x 24.13 x 15.24 cm)
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man on Persian Rug, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Man on Persian Rug, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, stamp signed on bottom, Size: 4.5 x 10 x 7 in. (11.43 x 25.4 x...
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
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Bronze
Boy Smoking Pipe, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Boy Smoking Pipe, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, Size: 2 x 6 x 2 in. (5.08 x 15.24 x 5.08 cm)
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
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Bronze
Piper and Dancers, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Piper and Dancers, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted bronze sculpture, Size: 3.5 x 5 x 3 in. (8.89 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm)
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Two Cats Dancing, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Two Cats Dancing, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, Size: 2.25 x 1.5 x 1.5 in. (5.72 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm)
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Boy on Persian Rug, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Boy on Persian Rug, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, stamp signed on bottom, Size: 4 x 7 x 7.5 in. (10.16 x 17.78 x...
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
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Bronze
Traveler with Camel, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Traveler with Camel, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, Size: 4.75 x 6 x 3 in. (12.07 x 15.24 x 7.62 cm)
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
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Bronze
Arab Man with Three Monkeys, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Arab Man with Three Monkeys, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Bronze sculpture, Austria inscribed on base, Size: 3.5 x 6.5 x 5 in. (8.89 x 16.51 x...
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique Orientalist Arab Slave Trader Female Nude Group Cold Painted Bronze 1910
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Portland, OR
A very large 24" (61cm) Franz Xavier Bergmann (1861-1936) cold painted bronze group statue, signed, Austria, circa 1910.
The bronze in the Orientalist manner & depicts a young slave ...
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1910s Art Nouveau Franz Bergmann Sculptures
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Bronze
Soldier, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Soldier, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, Size: 5.5 x 3 x 2 in. (13.97 x 7.62 x 5.08 cm)
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
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Bronze
Slave Trader, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture on wooden base by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Slave Trader, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Bronze sculpture on wooden base, Size: 5.25 x 3 x 3 in. (13.34 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm), Description: "Re...
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Early 1900s Romantic Franz Bergmann Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Whirling Dervish
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Franz Xavier Bergman
Austrian, (1861-1936)
Whirling Dervish
Bronze, cold painted, signed 'B' in a vase
Height: 6¾ inches
Width: 2 inches
Depth: 2 inch...
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19th Century Victorian Franz Bergmann Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Windy Day
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Franz Xavier Bergman
Austrian (1861-1936)
Bronze, signed ‘Nam Greb’ & ‘B’ in a vase.
Height: 13½ inches
Width: 7¾ inches
Rare, large sized version of ‘Windy Day...
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19th Century Franz Bergmann Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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