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Bernhard Sopher, Seated Nude, Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1930s

Name: Bernhard Sopher, Seated Nude, Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1930s
Brand: Bernhard Sopher
Price: 3800 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Signed on the base: ‘B. Sopher’ Well-preserved original dark brown patina. Dimensions: Height: 7.5" Width: 8" Depth: 7" Bernhard (Burnat David) Sopher (1879 – 1949) was a German-American sculptor. He was born in Safed, Syria and studied sculpture at the Berin Art Academy from 1897; and from 1905 to 1908, at the Weimar School of Crafts with Adolf Brutt in Berlin and Weimar. At the end of his studies, he was already involved in the realization of the monument to Grand Duke Carl Alexander on Karlsplatz in Weimar and in the work of the foyer of the Weimar National Theater. From 1908, Sopher lived as a freelance sculptor in Dusseldorf. In 1914, Sopher, who had been a Turkish citizen until then, applied for Prussian citizenship; he served as a volunteer for Germany in World War I. In the 1920s, he became known as a member of the association Das Unge Rheinland. From 1929 to 1931, he was involved in the Rhenish Secession Artists' Association. As Jewish artist, the Nazi regime had banned him from working in 1934; and with the help of Ernst Gottschalk, Sopher emigrated to the United States in 1935, and became a US citizen in 1943. Sopher created portrait busts of Sigmund Freud znd Arnold Schonberg, among others . His bronze sculpture Die Nubierin (also called The Water Carrier) created in 1925, is preserved in the gardens south of the Rheinterrasse in Düsseldorf . Sopher's Pieta created around 1923 in the park of the Palais Spree, Düsseldorf, can also be viewed publicly until today. Around 1932, Sopher created the bronze figure Johanna Ey standing, which is now in the possession and permanent collection of the Düsseldorf City Museum, Germany. Bernhard (Burnat David) Sopher died in 1949, in Los Angeles, California.

Creator:

Bernhard Sopher (Sculptor)

Dimensions:

Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze,Patinated

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1930-1939

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1930s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. We make our best effort to provide a fair and descriptive condition report. Please examine photos attentively, as they are part of the description. Send us a message to request more details or discuss price.

Seller Location:

New York, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: Item Reference: LU28193258179121stDibs: LU2819325817912

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