Grazing Doe, Bronze By Fritz Von Graevenitz

Fritz von Graevenitz (1892–1959) Grazing doe or antelope.
Bronze with brown patina, unsigned, circa 1930-1940
Bronze animal sculpture representing a grazing doe or antelope, the work of the German sculptor Fritz von Graevenitz, an important figure in 20th-century animal sculpture. The refined style and taut forms are characteristic of his search for a synthesis between naturalism and stylization, in the tradition of Art Deco.
The animal is represented with great economy of detail, but with remarkable anatomical accuracy. The composition, perfectly balanced, evokes the serenity and discreet grace of the animal.
Trained in Stuttgart, Fritz von Graevenitz was influenced by modernist aesthetics and developed a personal language in the field of animal sculpture.
He is part of the German tradition alongside Josef Wackerle and August Gaul, and his works are today sought after for their formal purity and sensitivity, which bring him closer to the great animal sculptor Carl Petersen with whom he is sometimes confused.