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"Right Jab, " Classic Art Deco Sculpture of Boxer, Nickel Finish by Hagenauer

$4,900
£3,708.04
€4,276.53
CA$6,842.51
A$7,665.82
CHF 3,990.05
MX$93,355.04
NOK 50,827.96
SEK 47,865.60
DKK 31,923.74
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About the Item

Sculpted by one of the greatest innovators in Art Deco sculpture in 1930s Europe, this nickeled brass figure of a boxer, his right arm reaching out to jab at his opponent, was made by the Hagenauer firm in Vienna. Hagenauer made an enormous array of sculptures in silver, bronze, brass, wood and chromed metal, depicting highly stylized human and animal figures that typically bring a smile of recognition -- and sometimes amusement -- to the viewer. Karl Hagenauer, who led the firm after his father, studied with Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad, later bringing the Wiener Werkstätte's design esthetic -- and the Art Deco style -- to the firm's productions. The boxer figures are rare, and this example date to the 1930s, though the firm continued to make Art Deco-influenced pieces into the 1950s, after World War II.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Brass,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1930s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Overall excellent; minor wear to nickel finish here and there.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865126689722

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