Young Girl In Front Of The Pond Signed Salat For Bruno Zach

Rare sculpture with light fixture in the center. In working condition.Bruno Zach (1891-1935) was an Austrian art deco sculptor of Ukrainian origin (Zhytomyr) who worked in the early to mid-20th century. His output included a wide repertoire of genre subjects, but Zach was best known for his erotic sculptures of young women. Bruno Zach emigrated to Austria as a youth and studied at the Vienna Academy under the sculptors Hans Bitterlich (1860-1949) and Josef Müllner (1879-1968). His styles included art deco, art nouveau, orientalism and incorporated sporting subjects. Zach became a prolific creator of sculptures depicting tall, athletic, dominant women in bronze and ivory, called "chryselephantines." Bruno Zach most often signed "Zach", "B. Zach" or "Bruno Zach", but a number of his pieces were signed with his pseudonyms, "Prof. Tuch", "Professor Tuch" or "K. Salat" . His erotic sculptures typically depicted sexy, dreamy, scantily clad women wearing stockings, garters, and high heels. One of Zach's best-known sculptures is "The Crop." His bronze sculptures were generally patinated but could sometimes be cold painted or polychromed.