Franz Bergmann Folk Art

Vienna cold painted bronze 'Carmen' attributed to Bergman, Brilliantly enameled, of a gypsy girl with tambourine standing on a oriental rug, mount...

An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a man gripping a rope and pulling a row boat ashore, It is a strong and unusual image, in contrast to the many images of men throwing spears or bendin...

The famous Artemis is the sister of Apollo and Dionysus; It is integrated with abundance in Anatolia. Considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the temple of Artemis in Ephesus was destroyed many times; but each time it was built again. Artemis, who, like Cybele, is the embodiment of nourishment rather than fertility, can be found in every region in every age. Sculptures, busts, columns and reliefs, the originals of which are in various museums, are made with the technique of casting under vacuum with marble powder...

An interesting early 20th Century erotic Austrian bronze study of a walking crocodile. The crocodile's back is hinged to reveal a gilt bronze naked bea...

An amusingly erotic early 20th Century Austrian bronze figure of a young beauty in a seaside hut peeking out between the curtains. The mechanism pushes down to turn the front curtain around revealing 'what the butler saw...

The famous Artemis is the sister of Apollo and Dionysus; It is integrated with abundance in Anatolia. Considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the temple of Artemis ...

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 ...

Classic 1890s black forest Brienz wood carved desktop accessory in form of a Bear. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of hand...

Big Brown Stallion upon a onyx plinth From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Horse. The Bronze mounted upon a squared green onyx base with a convex beading border. The horse beautifully cast with naturalistic features modelled as a big brown stallion inclusive of its brown to black hue. The horse stamped to the belly Geschutzt with the registration mark 2740. We firmly attribute the Austrian Bronze to Franz Bergman and date it to the late 19th century circa 1890. Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronzes with a range of subjects such as oriental, erotic, and animal figures. He was probably the most famous Austrian bronze foundry who is widely recognised for smaller cold painted bronzes with an extremely good attention to detail. Signed often with a ‘B’ or Bergman and a registration mark. Geschutzt often stamped or printed it is pronounced “guess-shutst.” It is an abbreviation of the term gesetzlich geschutt which is a German phrase that translates as legally protected or in other words copywriter. It bares is a similar meaning to the English word Patented or French Depose...

The arrangement of the conical forms of this effigy of African art Bambara constitutes a remarkable formal balance. Its meditative appearance reminds us that it is the receptacle of ...

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman Austria, circa 1925, attributed to Franz Bergman, unmarked Embark on a whimsical journey with this rare and delightful Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, made circa 1925 and attributed to the renowned Franz Bergman, though unmarked. This charming ensemble features ten individually cast and hand-painted bronze figures, each devil bearing its own instrument and unique action. From the authoritative Conductor Devil to the playful Flute Devil, every character in this orchestra exudes personality and mischief. The ensemble includes the Piano Devil, Cello Devil, Drum Devil, Heraldic Trumpet...

Superb Old Vienna bronze cold-painted figure of a small lion Has an impressed maker's mark which is attributed to Franz Bergmann, Vienna (possibly the mo...