Austrian Jugendstil Bronze Vase Gustav Gurschner circa 1905 Oakleaf Decoration

Austrian Jugendstil Patinated Bronze Vase designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1912 Signed Gustav Gurschner is among the most famous Austrian ...

Austrian Jugendstil Patinated bronze vase designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1906 In the period around 1900, Austria experiences a change in arts and crafts. Artistic impulses from Great Britain become apparent and ornamentation influenced by Celtic culture starts appearing on decoratively designed utilitarian objects. Around 1906, Gustav Gurschner designs numerous vessels, which he skillfully decorates with symbolic or nature-related ornaments. This tall, tower-like vase is intricately decorated and bears Celtic symbols...

Vase with Celtic pattern, designed by Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1906, Austrian Jugendstil, Patinated Bronze, Viennese Art Nouveau In the pe...

Austrian Jugendstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1904 Signed Gustav Gurschner is among the most famous Aust...

A bronze Art Nouveau figural candelabrum by Gustav Gurschner. A young woman with twin buns, dressed in a long flowing skirt, with her breasts exposed, holds a seed capsule in each arm, into which a candle can be inserted. Gurschner displayed his work through the Viennese Secession Group gaining him much acclaim. His depiction of bare breasted women largely survives any stricture in that they have a quiet dignity and poetic charm that never stoops to vulgarization. The woman holds in each arm a lotus flower seed capsule. The size of the capsules relative to her body makes her seem a flower fairy or spirit. A candle would be placed on each capsule, illuminating the dinner table with spectacular charm. Product Details: Item #: YS-20966 Artist: Gustav Gurschner Country: Austria Circa: 1902-1904 Dimensions: 16.25" high x 7" wide x 7" deep Materials: Patinated Bronze Signed: impressed "GURSCHNER/DEPOSE" Provenance: Rudi Schmutz, Vienna Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1980s Literature: Alastair Duncan, Art Nouveau Sculpture, New York, 1978, p. 49 Wolf Uecker, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lamps and Candlesticks, New York, 1986, p. 15 Yvonne Brunhammer and Suzanne Tise, French Decorative Art, the Société des Artistes Décorateurs 1900-1942, Paris, 1990, p. 8 (for the model depicted in the Manuel Orazi poster) A similar candlestick is pictured in: The Paris Salons 1895-1915, Vol. V: Objects d'Art and Metalware, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1999, p. 305 Macklowe Gallery's Curator's Notes: In the lead up to World War I, Germany was swept by a wave of artistic nationalism. After spending most of the 19th century dominated by French influence, German artists desired a return to tradition. Integral to German tradition was the vibrant color of Late Medieval wooden sculpture...

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Gustav Gurschner bronze bowl Werkstatte succession Vienna Origin Austria Circa 1910 Stamped Gurschner on its base and numbered Style Art deco succession Vienna Excellent condition wi...