Art Deco Bronze, Friedrich Gornik 1877 / 1943, Panthers In Fight, Austrian School

Period: early 20th century Art Deco, lost wax bronze with a beautiful patina, in very good condition, on a bronze base
Signed: F. Gornik with the founder's stamp: AR for Arthur Rubinstein, famous Austrian foundry.
Subject: Panthers in struggle…
Dimensions: height: 30 cm, length: 32 cm, depth: 25 cm. – 10.6 Kg.

Biography:
Friedrich GORNIK 1877 / 1943
Born in Carinthia, Austria, Gornik studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna. He became known for his studies of animals with a view to their execution in ceramics and made sketches for vases, cups, etc. He executed a number of animal sculptures in bronze and plaster groups. A group of horses, Trolka, executed in bronze by the founder Arthur Rubinstein, was purchased by the Emperor of Austria.
He also executed works representing human beings: Quarrels of young people, Departure of dragons on horseback, etc.

Source Bénézit

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Bronze visible at our gallery in L'Isle sur la Sorgue (France), on weekends. Free shipping for France. And on estimate for abroad