Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1920s.
Dated: c.1910-20.
Height: 56 cm.
About the artist: Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943). Preiss was one of the leading sculptors of the Art Deco period.
He became a friend and acquaintance of Arthur Kassler in Baden-Baden, which led to the founding of the company Preiss and Kassler operating from Berlin. Kassler became the business-minded partner and Preiss controlled the artistic production. Preiss designed nearly all of the firms models and many of his most famous works depict modern, naturalistic 20th century women from the sports and theatrical world. Preiss died from a brain tumor in 1943. The firm closed shortly afterwards as, on top of Preiss’s death, the workshop was gutted by fire resulting from a bomb attack during the 2nd world war.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1920s.
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Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943) – Art Deco bronze figure of a dancer
