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A Fine Art Nouveau Bronze Study "Treasure Seeker" by Carl Kauba Circa 1900
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A Fine Art Nouveau Bronze Study "Treasure Seeker" by Carl Kauba Circa 1900

1900 - 1920
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A superb quality early 20th century Austrian bronze study of a young man digging in search of treasure. The top of the bronze lifting to reveal the buried treasure of a reclining naked beauty in gilt bronze, exhibiting excellent hand finished detail and rich colour.

Carl Kauba, Austrian, 1865-1922, was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a Shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. A student of Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwarts in Vienna, he specialized in animal subjects and cold painted bronzes depicting scenes from the American West. Never visiting America himself, Kauba was inspired by the romantic stories written by the German Carl May and the many photographs and illustrations of Indians and cowboys which he had seen. Kauba worked closely with Franz Bergman at the Bergman foundry producing many commercial bronzes under the auspices of the most important Viennese workshop at the turn of the century. Dimensions: Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)

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Height
19cm (7.48")
Width
13.9cm (5.47")
Depth
6.3cm (2.48")
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Bushells Antiques has dated this Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture to the 1900s.

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A superb quality early 20th century Austrian bronze study of a young man digging in search of treasure.
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The top of the bronze lifting to reveal the buried treasure of a reclining naked beauty in gilt bronze, exhibiting excellent hand finished detail and rich colour.
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fig 1. An Art Nouveau bronze sculpture set by Carl Kauba featuring a dark patinated male figure on a rocky ledge alongside a gilded reclining female figure.
fig 1. A Fine Art Nouveau Bronze Study "Treasure Seeker" by Carl Kauba Circa 1900

Carl Kauba, Austrian, 1865-1922, was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a Shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. A student of Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwarts in Vienna, he specialized in animal subjects and cold painted bronzes depicting scenes from the American West. Never visiting America himself, Kauba was inspired by the romantic stories written by the German Carl May and the many photographs and illustrations of Indians and cowboys which he had seen. Kauba worked closely with Franz Bergman at the Bergman foundry producing many commercial bronzes under the auspices of the most important Viennese workshop at the turn of the century. Dimensions: Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)

Height
19cm (7.48")
Width
13.9cm (5.47")
Depth
6.3cm (2.48")
Date of Manufacture

Bushells Antiques has dated this Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1016719
Dealers Internal Ref
4763
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Archive I An Art Nouveau bronze sculpture set by Carl Kauba featuring a dark patinated male figure on a rocky ledge alongside a gilded reclining female figure.

A Fine Art Nouveau Bronze Study "Treasure Seeker" by Carl Kauba Circa 1900

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An Art Nouveau bronze sculpture set by Carl Kauba featuring a dark patinated male figure on a rocky ledge alongside a gilded reclining female figure.
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Art Nouveau bronze sculptures typically feature organic lines, naturalistic forms, and allegorical subjects inspired by nature, popularised between 1890 and 1910.

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