Franz Bergmann Franz Bergmann Orientalist Arab Slave Nude Group Cold Painted Bronze Signed 1910, 1910

Description

A very large 24" (61cm) Franz Xavier Bergmann (1861-1936) cold painted bronze group statue, signed, Austria, circa 1910.
The bronze … more A very large 24" (61cm) Franz Xavier Bergmann (1861-1936) cold painted bronze group statue, signed, Austria, circa 1910.
The bronze in the Orientalist manner & depicts a young slave girl and an Arab trader, the two figures standing on a rocky outcrop. He wearing a cold painted robe and she protecting her modesty with a garment. The statue is signed with Bergmann's initial "B" inside a twin handled urn, below are the letters "GESCH" an abbreviation for Geschutzt (meaning protected or copyright) in German/Austrian.
The bronze is all original and has wonderful patina, the bronze is in excellent condition and is of an impressive large size at 24" (61cm) tall.

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