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'Bare On Bear', Viennese Mechanical Bronze, Beauty On Bearskin, Carl Kauba, 1900
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Representation of a pretty young lady in a softly falling dress, caressing her body as she stretches backwards, lying on a bearskin-covered divan. When the hinged belt is opened, the robe splits and the unclad lady slowly rises with the help of the mechanism hidden in the canapé.
Partially gilded and cold painted, based on rectangular, rust-red marble with white inclusions, artist's signature
'C. Kauba' on the side of the bearskin, fully functional lifting mechanism.
Excellent and detailed quality of execution, very lifelike representation, as is typical of Viennese bronze art.
Designed by CARL KAUBA (1865 - 1922)
He was an Austrian sculptor and small-scale sculptor and an important representative of Viennese bronzes. He mainly produced and exported his depictions of cowboys and Indians for the American market of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Manufactured ca. 1900-1910 by a Viennese bronze manufactory
Bronze modeling and casting, gilding, cold-painting
Dimensions:
Total height: 15,0 cm / 5.90 in
Hight of base: 3,3 cm / 1.29 in
Width: 22,5 cm / 8.85 in
Depth: 11,5 cm / 4.52 in
Weight: 5.040 grams / 177.40 oz / 162.05 troy oz
Condition: Very good, mechanism fully functional
- Creator:Carl Kauba (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 5.91 in (15 cm)Width: 8.86 in (22.5 cm)Depth: 4.53 in (11.5 cm)
- Style:Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1900-1909
- Date of Manufacture:1900-1910
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Vienna, AT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1014443148882
Carl Kauba
Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba was fascinated by the American West, creating dynamic cast bronze sculptures of cowboys, Native Americans and buffalo. Between 1895 and 1912, his polychrome pieces captured the attention of an American audience, while his domestic statutory work in Austria helped solidify his artistic reputation.
He was born the son of a shoemaker in 1865 in Vienna, Austria. He later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna before learning from sculptor Karl Waschmann and sculptor and medallist Stefan Schwartz.
Although some accounts have Kauba traveling to the United States to create models and sketches, scholars have questioned the inaccuracies in his work’s weapon detailing and equestrian costumes. Kauba loved the Western tales of German author Karl May and was known to have a friend in Ohio who mailed him costume material, all of which may have provided his references for art.
Kauba’s bronze work is recognized as exceptional Viennese craftsmanship imbued with artistic intricacies and realism. His sculptures of cavalrymen, cowboys and Indigenous people from the American West put him in the same category as titans of American Western art like Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell.
Original Carl Kauba art experienced a resurgence in popularity during a 1950s advertising campaign for Latendorfer in New York. His works have remained prized by Wild West collectors everywhere.
Kauba’s art has been exhibited at many American art galleries, including the Thomas Nygard Gallery in Montana and the Ophir Gallery in New Jersey.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Carl Kauba decorative objects, collectibles and more.
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