Gorgeous Art Nouveau Bronze by Emil Fuchs

Name: Gorgeous Art Nouveau Bronze by Emil Fuchs
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA552020
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Description

EMIL FUCHS: a gorgeous and large Art Nouveau period BRONZE SCULPTURE of a dancer.

The happy young girl, smiling broadly, dances naked, her hair tied in a bun and her arms held aloft ~ perhaps worshipping the sun? Lovely patina and signed to the integral bronze base. 18ins high overall; 11.5ins wide; the base 10ins long. (45.5 x 29 x 25.5cms)

***Emil Fuchs, born 1866 in Austria was a noted sculptor and painter. He moved to London in 1897 where he was mentored by John Singer Sargeant. He visited New York in 1905 and moved there permanently in 1915, becoming an American citizen, until his death in 1924.

Physical Dimensions

Height

45cm (17.72")

Width

29cm (11.42")

Depth

25cm (9.84")

Declaration

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA552020

Dealers Internal Reference

1762

Dealers Notes

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Description

EMIL FUCHS: a gorgeous and large Art Nouveau period BRONZE SCULPTURE of a dancer.

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The happy young girl, smiling broadly, dances naked, her hair tied in a bun and her arms held aloft ~ perhaps worshipping the sun? Lovely patina and signed to the integral bronze base.

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

18ins high overall; 11.5ins wide; the base 10ins long. (45.5 x 29 x 25.5cms)

fig 1. GORGEOUS ART NOUVEAU BRONZE BY EMIL FUCHS — fig 1. Gorgeous Art Nouveau Bronze by Emil Fuchs

Emil Fuchs, born 1866 in Austria was a noted sculptor and painter. He moved to London in 1897 where he was mentored by John Singer Sargeant. He visited New York in 1905 and moved there permanently in 1915, becoming an American citizen, until his death in 1924.