Arthur Strasser 1854/1927 Bust Of Songhai Warrior In Patinated Bronze On Marble

ARTHUR STRASSER (AUSTRIAN 1854/1927) BUST OF A SONGHAÏ WARRIOR IN PATINATED BRONZE ON MARBLE BASE WITH CARTRIDGE ON THE BASE "NEGRO FROM TIMBUKTU BY STRASSER / STAMP ON THE BOTTOM MEDAL OF FINE ARTS (PARIS) dim: 37 cm high x 28 cm wide x 13 cm deep In 1892, the Austrian sculptor Arthur Strasser finally realized his dream: to travel through Egypt to discover the reality of an Orient that had always fascinated him. This journey, accomplished in the company of his friend the painter Charles Wilda, will provide him with shapes and patterns which will be the basis of his work, both graphic and plastic. He strives to illustrate the small trades of the street, and the different populations who live together in the country, sometimes following the slavery. With this exotic production, Strasser then met with great success in Vienna, the Habsburg imperial family acquiring his works to decorate the interiors of their palaces. The Negro of Timbuktu, model of this bronze with brown patina, could have been the 'one of them