Sculpture - The Bramant Deer - Vienna Bronze

Bronze print with polychrome patina (patinated and cold-painted bronze), "Vienna Bronze" depicting a "Belling Deer" .
Cold painted bronzes are pieces cast in Vienna and decorated in several layers with so-called "dust" paint , the know-how of which has been lost .
The color was not fired , hence the term "cold painted", a typical cottage industry .
Old edition sculpture , monogrammed "HB" under the belly of the deer .
Austrian School , 20th century period , circa 1920 .
Very good state of conservation and patina .

Sizes : 11 cm x 14.5 cm

The Bronzes of Vienna

It was in 1850 that the first Viennese bronze factory opened on the initiative of Mathias Bermann in Hernals , near Vienna .
The craftsman begins by creating small decorative bronze figurines , intended to adorn the pipes .
He creates the molds himself , proceeds by sand casting , then takes care of the carving before hand painting the small animals and characters obtained.
In 1873 , he presented his creations at the Universal Exhibition in Vienna , initiating in the same city , a multiplication of workshops and these small bronze figures of very high quality .
At the end of the 19th century , there were around 120 artisans united under the title of Wiener Bronzen .
All are distinguished by the finesse of the carving work on small objects and decorative sculptures which delight bourgeois taste .
Each piece , unique by its handmade carving , is further individualized by the colors applied to it .
This attention to detail makes the Viennese production the most naturalistic of its time , as well as the one offering the widest choice of subjects .