RARE LARGE GOLDSCHEIDER FIGURE
'DANCE OF VANITY'
LUCIE KIESELHAUSEN IN EXOTIC COSTUME

RARE LARGE GOLDSCHEIDER FIGURE
'DANCE OF VANITY'
LUCIE KIESELHAUSEN IN EXOTIC COSTUME

designed by JOSEF KOSTIAL circa 1923

MANUFACTURED circa 1923

HEIGHT / HEIGHT:
45.5cm / 17.91 inches

MANUFACTORY / ORIGIN OF MANUFACTORY:
GOLDSCHEIDER VIENNA / AUSTRIA

DATING / DATING OF MANUFACTURE:
MADE CIRCA 1923

MATERIAL:
CERAMIC / COLOR FINISHED / GLAZED
CERAMICS / PAINTED / GLOSSY FINISH

TECHNIQUE / TECHNIQUE:
ART CERAMICS / CERAMICS MODELING

DESIGNER / DESIGNER:  
JOSEF KOSTIAL (1886 - 1953)
- Sculptor, attended the state trade school and studied for two years at the art academy in Vienna. In addition to his designs for GOLDSCHEIDER , he also created sculptures for the film.
- Sculptor, attended the state trade school and studied for two years at the art academy in Vienna. In addition to his designs for GOLDSCHEIDER , he also created sculptures for the film.
DRAFT / DESIGN CIRCA 1923

 

'DANCE OF VANITY'

Depiction of the dancer Lucie Kieselhausen in an exotic costume consisting of a jacket and knee-length skirt with star decoration in brown, blue and yellow, sleeves and skirt part with graduated flounces with a wavy hem, the fitted jacket flared out in three jagged points on the side and on the back of a bellflower Headgear with long, upwardly curved colored feathers, floral decorative element on the side of the posing figure at her feet.
The figure is based on a black, round base with the artist's signature 'Kostial' on the top next to the figure.

The dancer and actress Lucy Kieselhausen (1897 - 1926) was a student of Grete Wiesenthal and was at the beginning of the 20th century. Century a successful German dancer. In silent film, Lucy Kieselhausen appeared in three films: 'A Thousand and One Women' (18), 'The Seventh Great Power' and 'Earth Spirit'. In addition to her dancing activities, Lucy Kieselhausen also wrote the dance drama 'Salambo', which was set to music by Heinz Tiessen. In 1926, Lucy Kieselhausen died in a tragic accident caused by a gasoline explosion while a flame was burning in her bathroom. Source: Cyranos.ch

 

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'DANCE OF VANITY'

Portrait of the dancer Lucie Kieselhausen in an exotic costume consisting of a jacket and knee-length skirt with star decoration in brown, blue and yellow, sleeves and skirt part with tiered flounces with a wavy hem, the waisted jacket on the side and on the back with three peaks similar to a bellflower, jagged headgear with long colored feathers curved upwards, floral decorative element on the side of the posing figure at her feet.
The figure is based on a black, round base with the artist's signature 'Kostial' on the top next to the figure.

The dancer and actress Lucy Kieselhausen (1897 - 1926) was a student of Grete Wiesenthal and was a successful German dancer at the beginning of the 20th century. Lucy Kieselhausen appeared in three silent films: 'Thousan and one Woman' (18), 'The Seventh Great Power' and 'Earth Spirit'. In addition to her dancing activities, Lucy Kieselhausen also wrote the dance drama 'Salambo', which was set to music by Heinz Tiessen. In 1926, Lucy Kieselhausen died in a tragic accident caused by a petrol explosion with a burning jet of flame in her bathroom. Source: Cyranos.ch
 

DIMENSIONS / SIZE:
Height: 45.5 cm / height: 17.91 inches
Width: 23.0 cm / width: 9.05 inches
Depth: 20.0 cm / depth: 7.87 inches

BRANDS / MARKS:
MODEL NUMBER / MODEL NUMBER 5115 / 59 / 8

GOLDSCHEIDER Vienna (Vienna) manufacturing stamp
Painter's and former's signs existing
Artist's signature 'Kostial' on the top of the base next to the figure / Artist's signature 'Kostial' on the top of the base next to the figure

CREDITS/BIBLIOGRAPHY:
DECHANT / GOLDSCHEIDER , GOLDSCHEIDER : Company history and catalog raisonné / History of the Company and Catalog of Works, Stuttgart (Germany), 2007, page 400, number 5115 / page 400, number 5115

STATE / CONDITION:
VERY GOOD  - usual signs of wear / VERY GOOD - age-related signs of wear



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