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Bronze Study "Treasure Seeker" by Carl Kauba

$3,853.06
£2,750
€3,294.34
CA$5,255.58
A$5,884.15
CHF 3,085.25
MX$72,702.31
NOK 38,876.10
SEK 36,697.49
DKK 24,579.78
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Asuperb quality early 20th century Austrian bronze study of a young man digging in search of treasure. The top of the bronze lifting to reveal the buried treasure of a reclining naked beauty in gilt bronze, exhibiting excellent hand finished detail and rich color. Size: 15cm wide x 7cm deep x 20cm high (5 1/2in wide x 2 1/2in deep x 7 1/2in high). 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. A student of Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwarts in Vienna, he specialized in animal subjects and cold painted bronzes depicting scenes from the American West. Never visiting America himself, Kauba was inspired by the romantic stories written by the German Carl May and the many photographs and illustrations of Indians and cowboys which he had seen. Kauba worked closely with Franz Bergman at the Bergman foundry producing many commercial bronzes under the auspices of the most important Viennese workshop at the turn of the century.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
    1910-1919
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1910
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5803233164032

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