MANUFACTORY / MANUFACTORY:
GOLDSCHEIDER VIENNA / AUSTRIA
DATING / DATING:
MADE CIRCA 1929
MATERIAL:
CERAMIC / COLOR FINISHED / GLAZED
CERAMICS / PAINTED / GLOSSY FINISH
TECHNIQUE / TECHNIQUE:
ART CERAMICS / CERAMICS MODELING
DESIGNER / DESIGNER:
JOSEF LORENZL (1892 - 1950)
- was an Austrian sculptor and ceramic modeller. His bronze statuettes often show graceful dancers with long legs and closed eyes. Lorenzl designed numerous ceramics for Friedrich GOLDSCHEIDER and Keramos and was one of the most popular artists of Art Deco.
- what an Austrian sculptor and ceramic modeler. His bronze statuettes often show graceful dancers with long legs and closed eyes. Lorenzl designed numerous ceramics for Friedrich GOLDSCHEIDER and Keramos and was one of the most popular artists of Art Deco.
DESIGN circa 1929
HARLEQUIN & COLUMBINE
Depiction of a carnival dancing couple: Harlequin kissing his Columbine's hand. The female figure in a fitted, tight-fitting blue top with a deep cut at the front, long trumpet sleeves, a voluminous blue skirt with large floral decoration in blue, violet and green, and a blue hat with a brim bent up into four points on the long, twisted blond curls, close behind her stands the harlequin in a white Pierrot costume with black hems, black ruff and cap, placing a dark blue cape on the lady's shoulders and kissing her hand.
The group is based on a black, arch-shaped, faceted round base, artist's signature 'Lorenzl' on the back of the dress, above the hem.
The model for the female figure was a photograph with the title: 'Mrs. Castiglione at a Viennese costume party'. This refers to Virginia Oldoini Rapallini, Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899), better known as La Castiglione, an Italian aristocrat who was the mistress of Emperor Napoleon III. of France became famous. She was also considered a significant figure in the early history of photography.
From 1856 onwards she posed for Mayer and Pierson, the photographers preferred by the imperial court. Over the next four decades, she commissioned Pierre-Louis Pierson to help her create 700 different photographs in which she recreated the signature moments of her life for the camera. She spent much of her personal wealth and even went into debt to pursue this project. Most photographs show the countess in theatrical costumes.
HARLEQUIN & COLUMBINE
Depiction of a carnival dancing couple: Harlequin kissing the hand of his Columbine. The female figure in a close-fitting blue top with a low-cut front and long trumpet sleeves, a voluminous blue skirt with large floral decorations in blue, purple and green, and a blue hat with a four-pointed brim on the long, twisted blonde curls, the harlequin standing close behind her in a white Pierrot costume with black hems, black ruff and cap, draping a dark blue cloak over the lady's shoulders and kissing her hand.
The group is based on a black, arched faceted round base, artist's signature 'Lorenzl' on the back of the dress, above the hem.
The model for the female figure was a photograph entitled 'Mrs Castiglione at a Viennese costume party'. This refers to Virginia Oldoini Rapallini, Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899), better known as La Castiglione, an Italian aristocrat who achieved fame as the mistress of Emperor Napoleon III of France. She was also considered an important figure in the early history of photography. From 1856, she posed for Mayer and Pierson, the photographers favored by the imperial court. Over the next four decades, she commissioned Pierre-Louis Pierson to help her create 700 different photographs in which she recreated the characteristic moments of her life for the camera. She spent a large part of her personal fortune and even went into debt to continue this project. Most of the photographs show the countess in theatrical costumes.
DIMENSIONS / SIZE:
Height: 38.5 cm / height: 15.15 inches
Width: 25.0 cm / width: 9.84 inches
Depth: 23.5 cm / depth: 9.25 inches
BRANDS / MARKS:
MODEL NUMBER / MODEL NUMBER 5939 / 86 / 19
GOLDSCHEIDER Vienna (Vienna) manufacturing stamp
MADE IN AUSTRIA, HAND DECORATED
Painter's and former's signs existing
Artist signature 'Lorenzl' on the back of the dress / artist signature 'Lorenzl' on the back of the dress
CREDITS/BIBLIOGRAPHY:
DECHANT / GOLDSCHEIDER , GOLDSCHEIDER : Company history and catalog raisonné / History of the Company and Catalog of Works, Stuttgart (Germany), 2007, Page 420, Number 5939.
STATUS / CONDITION:
VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
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