"C. Reschke, The Dancer, 1908"
Carl Reschke (1872-1961)The Dancer: bronze sculpture with dark brown patina representing a young woman dancing (light wear).
Signed on the terrace, dated 08 for 1908 and mark of the Berlin founder Gladenbeck.
On a cylindrical base with bulging, in veined black marble.
Good condition.
Sculptor from East Prussia (born in 1872 in Niederzehren, now Czarne Dolne in Poland - died in 1961 in Solingen), Rescke studied at the Berlin Academy, was a professor at the Solingen technical school and notably worked for the Berlin porcelain factory. He is a member of the "Black House", an artists' colony in Solingen founded by the painter Erwin Bowien.
Total height: 43.5 cm.
Height of base: 11 cm.
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