Franz Bergmann "diving Frog At The Water Lily" Polychrome Bronze Sculpture From Vienna, 1900

Vienna Bronze "Diving Frog at Water Lily" sculpture, Franz Bergmann, ca. 1900
Patinated bronze sculpture of a diving frog on a water lily, made in Franz Bergmann's studio in the late 19th or early 20th century.Signed under the coin (see photo) with Franz Bergmann's monogram. The Vienna Bronzes produced by Bergmann are distinguished by their fine workmanship, their polychrome patinas, and their fanciful and humorously staged animal subjects.Biography – Franz Bergmann (1861–1936)
Franz Bergmann was the owner of a Viennese foundry that produced numerous miniature sculptures of patinated and bronze oriental, erotic, and animal figures — the latter often being fanciful, humorous, and humanized objets d’art.His father came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xaver Bergmann inherited the business and opened a new foundry in 1900. Many bronzes from the 1900s were still based on designs from his father’s studio.His workshops employed, on a temporary basis, many anonymous sculptors, including Bruno Zach, who asked Bergmann to edit and cast some of his works, including some erotic ones signed “Prof. Tuch”, a pseudonym used by Zach.By the turn of the 19th century, there were about fifty similar studios in Vienna producing “Viennese bronzes.”
Cold-painted bronze refers to pieces cast and then decorated in several layers with so-called dust paint, generally applied by women working at home.The sensual poses of young women in the Art Nouveau or Oriental style were often discreetly disguised by clothing or drapes that could be revealed when a button was pushed or a lever moved. Many animals such as musician frogs, hares, bears, and foxes made the reputation of these factories.Packaging and Delivery Costs

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France: €25

Europe: €30

Rest of the world: €70