Lost-wax Bronze Sculpture *antelope* By Christa Winsloe-hatvany / Susse Frères
Artist: Christa Winsloe-hatvany (1884-1944)
CHRISTA-WINSLOE HATVANY (1888–1944).
Antelope
Lost-wax bronze cast with a black patina.
Circa 1930.
Signed and inscribed on the pedestal.
Marked and stamped by the foundry “Susse Frères Paris”and marked “lost-wax.”
Height: 38 cm x W 40 x D 16 cm
Christa Winsloe-Hatvany (1884–1944):
Sculptor and writer against her family’s wishes, but also against all the conventions of the time, the German artist married the Hungarian baron Lajos Hatvany, from whom she later divorced, openly embracing her homosexuality in the more liberal Vienna of the 1920s.
Specializing in animal art, the artist also lived in the United States as well as in France.
During the war, she joined the Resistance and was shot dead along with her partner, the Swiss writer Simone Gentet, in June 1944, under mysterious circumstances
Antelope
Lost-wax bronze cast with a black patina.
Circa 1930.
Signed and inscribed on the pedestal.
Marked and stamped by the foundry “Susse Frères Paris”and marked “lost-wax.”
Height: 38 cm x W 40 x D 16 cm
Christa Winsloe-Hatvany (1884–1944):
Sculptor and writer against her family’s wishes, but also against all the conventions of the time, the German artist married the Hungarian baron Lajos Hatvany, from whom she later divorced, openly embracing her homosexuality in the more liberal Vienna of the 1920s.
Specializing in animal art, the artist also lived in the United States as well as in France.
During the war, she joined the Resistance and was shot dead along with her partner, the Swiss writer Simone Gentet, in June 1944, under mysterious circumstances
8 000 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Art Deco
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Bronze
Height: 38
Reference (ID): 1792949
Availability: In stock
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