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Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze "Golden Pheasant" by Franz Bergman
$4,612.99
£3,350
€3,958.10
CA$6,371.42
A$7,111.18
CHF 3,725.03
MX$86,709.79
NOK 47,110.65
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About the Item
A striking early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a standing golden pheasant with vibrant cold painted colours and excellent hand chased surface detail, signed with the Bergman ‘B’ in an amphora vase
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 20 cm
Width: 35 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1900
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze
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SKU: 9291
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Bergman Golden Pheasant
Franz Bergman Sculptures
Bergman Pheasant – Bergman is celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental, Arab bronze and animal subjects, including Harem beauties, Arab tradesmen, Scribes and Arab Warrior and almost every animal subject that was known at the time.
His father, also Franz Bergman (1838–1894), was a professional chaser (embosser) from Gablonz, Austria who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. There he created numerous cold painted (so named because the numerous layers of polychrome paint, applied to the bronze, were not fired to fix them to the metal) figures. Many other bronzes were still based on designs by Franz Bergman, the elder.
- Creator:Franz Bergmann (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 7.88 in (20 cm)Width: 13.78 in (35 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.01 mm)
- Style:Victorian (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 92911stDibs: LU3216343162982
Franz Bergmann
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.
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