"at The Photographer", Terracotta Sculpture By Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897)

Polychrome terracotta print called "at the photographer", representing a young boy, sitting on a bamboo chair, posing. This is a rare sculpture from the famous Austrian manufacturer Friedrich GOLDSCHEIDER who collaborated on the creation of this piece with the sculptor B. HANIROFF. Our sculpture is signed on the terrace by the sculptor Haniroff, numbered and bears the stamp of the famous 19th century publisher Friedrich GOLDSCHEIDER on the back. The bamboo chair is original, specially designed and adapted to the size of the young boy Circa 1893 This superb sculpture, model no. 1225, which represents a charming genre scene is part of a series of black boys presented at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Our endearing sculpture represents the avant-garde design of the Art Nouveau period. The quality, size and condition of this sculpture are exemplary. Dimensions: height 117 cm width 40 cm depth 70 cm Material: terracotta Origin: Author Condition of the object: perfect condition Signatures: Friedrich GOLDSCHEIDER Publisher and HANIROFF Sculptor B. Hanniroff was a French sculptor of the Art Nouveau period who worked for the publisher Goldscheider. In 1885, the sculptor Friedrich Goldscheider left his hometown of Pilsen and moved to Vienna, where he founded his own terracotta factory. He quickly became one of the most influential artists in the field of ceramics and bronze, with shops in Austria, Paris, Leipzig, Berlin and Florence. For more than half a century, the Goldscheider firm, considered the best modernist terracotta factory, created masterpieces of historicism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The founder was able to attract both renowned artists and young innovators to his factory, such as great ceramists of the time, such as W. Bosse, B. Geiger, J. Lorenzl, I. Meisinger and M. Powolny , among others, worked there. After Goldscheider's death, the factory was taken over by his widow Regina, who continued to produce her husband's designs, as well as new designs created by the artists who worked for the firm, such as D. Chiparus during the Art Deco period. Until its closure with the rise of National Socialism, the factory produced over four thousand different designs, both by Goldscheider himself and by other authors. From the beginning, the factory has won numerous awards, first prizes and gold medals at countless world fairs, exhibitions and exhibitions. Today, his pieces are highly sought after by collectors around the world. They can now be admired in museums around the world, such as the Fine Arts Museum in San Francisco, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. In 2007, Goldscheider's works were exhibited at the Vienna Museum and the following year at the LBI in New York. Bibliography: "Goldscheider" A catalog of selected models from Ora PINHAS, Richard DENNIS publisher, 2006, Model 1225 reproduced p.32. CM