Josef Lorenzl

190 - Josef Lorenzl

Die Reiterin. Um 1920. Bronze, golden-braun patiniert mit Elfenbein. Auf dünner Plinthe (0,5 cm) und Marmorsockel (9,9 cm) stehend. Auf der Plinthe signiert ''Lorenzl''. Gesamthöhe: 38,5 cm Die im Stil der 1920er Jahre gekleideten Reiterin steht mit dem Gewicht auf ihrem linken Bein mit verschränkten Armen auf einem rechteckigen Marmorsockel. Mit für die Zeit typischen hochhackigen Knöpfstiefeln, einer Pluderhose, einem taillierten Rock, Handschuhen sowie einer Reitkappe blickt sie, die Peitsche unter ihrem linken Arm haltend, mit leicht zurückgelehntem Kopf in die Ferne. ''When looking to the designs of the Art Deco period one talented sculptor that cannot be ignored is Josef Lorenzl. A master designer, his bronze statuettes and figural work epitomise the era perfectly. As with Ferdinand Preiss and Demetre Chiparus, the other great sculptors from this period, Lorenzl was inspired by the female form and the new found freedom that women enjoyed, which he executed beautifully both in his bronze and ceramic designs. Although very little is known about Lorenzl's early life he was born in Austria in 1892 and was soon to become one of the most talented sculptors of the Art Deco Period. He started by working for a bronze foundry in Vienna, where he produced enticing bronze statuettes. The majority of his works in bronze or bronze and ivory were of singular slim young female figures with long legs, conveying elegance and fluid movement. Like his contemporaries Lorenzl's work was often created using Chryselephantine, a Greek word which refers to the combination of various materials such as bronze, ivory, gold and silver. He signed his pieces in various ways sometimes abbreviating his name to Lor or Renz but on some of the statuettes you will find an additional signature by Crejo. A talented painter who worked alongside Lorenzl, Crejo would paint floral highlighted decoration onto the statuettes and these are the figures which bear his signature. Owing to the success of his designs in bronze and ivory Lorenzl went on to work for the Austrian ceramics company Goldscheider. A celebrated sculptor with an eye for design Lorenzl epitomised the Art Deco era perfectly making him one of the most celebrated and iconic designers of the 20th Century.'' Source: www.wikipedia.org Literatur: Catley, Bryan: Art Deco and other Figures, Woodbridge, 2003, S. 214-226.

Wien 1892 - 1950 Wien

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