Early 20th Century Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze "Modesty" by Josef Lorenzl

An excellent early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco cold painted silver and enamel bronze figure of a beautiful young woman wrapped in a revealing shawl, with very fine colour and detail, raised on a stepped conical green onyx base, signed R Lor for Lorenzl.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Height: 34 cm.

Condition: Excellent Original Condition.

Circa: 1930.

Materials: Cold Painted Bronze.

Book Ref: Art Deco and Other Figures by Bryan Catley.

SKU: 8204.

ABOUT
Lorenzl Modesty
Josef Lorenzl, Austrian 1892 ~ 1950
Lorenzl Freedom – When looking to the designs of the Art Deco period one talented sculptor and ceramist that cannot be ignored is Josef Lorenzl. A master designer, his bronze statuettes and ceramic figural work epitomise the era perfectly. As with Preiss, Chiparus and Colinet the other great sculptors from this period, Lorenzl was inspired by the female form and the new found freedom that women enjoyed, which he  executed beautifully both in his bronze and ceramic designs.

Lorenzl is considered amongst the most important artists of the Art Deco period and his distinctive and quite stunning art deco figurines are highly sought after by collectors. A celebrated sculptor with an eye for design Lorenzl epitomised the Art Deco era perfectly making him one of the most celebrated and iconic designers of the 20th Century.