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"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert

About the Item

This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth of Austria for the Piazza della Libertà in Trieste. This bronze is signed and marked "Austria."

Creator:

Franz Seifert (Sculptor)

Dimensions:

Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze,Cast

Place of Origin:

Austria

Period:

1920-1929