Deco Interiors has dated this piece to the 1910s.
Excellent condition.
Signed by artist in cast, together with foundry stamp.
Biography from Auctionata
Friedrich Gornik was born in 1877. Friedrich studied at the technical school in Villach, Austria. He went on to study with Theodor Charlemont in Vienna. Friedrich then studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts.
He then went on to design large animal figures in plaster, based on zoological studies at Tiergarten Schönbrunn, and cast by other artists. During the first World War, Friedrich specifically created human figures and animal motifs for the 'Kunstgruppe des k.u.k. Kriegspressequartiers.' At this time he also exhibited at the Vienna Künstlerhaus. Friedrich Gornik's 'Troika' was purchased by Emperor Franz Joseph I and is now in the Imperial Villa in Bad Ischl. Friedrich's works are represented in several major museums including the Austrian Gallery Belvedere and the Heeresgeschichtliche Museum in Vienna. Friedrich Gornik died in 1943.
Deco Interiors has dated this piece to the 1910s.
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