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Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze Sculpture entitled "Whip Girl" by Bruno Zach
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A fabulous Art Deco bronze figure of a beautiful woman wearing a loose fitted figure hugging dress and high heels holding a riding whip, with excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, signed Bruno Zach
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 45 cm
Condition: Very fine Original Condition with slight signs of wear
Circa: 1925
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze
Book Ref: Art Deco Sculpture by Victor Arwas
Page no. 224
SKU: 261
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Zach Whip Girl
Zach Whip Girl – Bruno Zach (Austrian, 1891 – 1945) – Bruno Zach was a prolific creator of tall, athletic, independent women in bronze and ivory. He depicted both the healthy outdoor pursuits, and also the dream mistresses of the demi monde of Berlin, Paris and Vienna between the wars. His bronze is occasionally patinated, most often cold painted. His use of ivory is spare and always well carved. His work was edited by several firms, including Argentor-Werke of Vienna the Broma Companie, S Altmann & Co, and Bergmann.
The Zeitgeist of the Art Deco Era in Berlin
Zach Riding Whip – There is an obvious influence of eroticism and sensuality on Bruno Zach’s sculptures such as the Zach Riding Whip figure, there is no question that this was primarily affected by the night life of Berlin in the 1920’s. After World War I cabarets became extremely popular across Europe – and nowhere were they more popular than Germany. The Weimar government’s lifting of censorship saw German cabarets transform and flourish. Entertainment in the cabaret of Berlin was soon dominated by two themes: sex and politics. Stories, jokes, songs and dancing were laced with sexual innuendo. As the 1920s progressed this gave way to open displays of nudity, to the point where most German cabarets had at least some topless dancers. Prostitution was widely accepted and it became ‘de rigeur’ to use their services, whether one was male or female, and the Zach Riding Crop figure with its alluring charm had an undercurrent of lascivious intent.
This was the background in which Bruno Zach found himself when he moved to Berlin from Austria in 1920 and he immersed himself into the decadent night life with gusto. It is understood that he used many prostitutes as models for his sculptures and fell in love with a particular young lady who took great pleasure in refusing his marriage proposals.
When one considers Bruno Zach’s work with an understanding of the influences that permeated his life at the time, the overt sexuality of his subject matter becomes more acceptable and indeed more interesting.
- Creator:Bruno Zach (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)Width: 0 in (0.01 mm)Depth: 0 in (0.01 mm)
- Style:Art Deco (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1925
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 2611stDibs: LU3216336107512
Bruno Zach
Bruno Zach was an Austrian art deco sculptor of Ukrainian birth who worked in the early-to-mid 20th century. He emigrated to Austria as a young man and studied at the Vienna Academy under sculptors Hans Bitterlich and Josef Müllner. He worked in Austria as well as in Germany. Famous for his Fine bronzes made for the Wiener Bronze, or Vienna Bronze manufactory, the Ukrainian-born Zach was best known for his figures of flirtatious, sexually liberated young women.
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