A beautiful early 20th Century cold painted and patinated study of young semi-clad dancer wearing only a skirt which is mechanically hinged to reveal her naked body creating the illusion of butterfly wings. Raised on a decorative bronze base, signed R.Thuss & inscribed Argentor-Vienna - Made in Austria

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Height:                                      48 cm

Condition:                                Excellent Original Condition

Circa:                                          1920

Foundry:                                    Argentor Foundry Vienna

Materials:                                 Cold Painted Bronze

SKU:                                            8323

ABOUT

Vienna cold painted bronze sculpture –  in the late 19^th Century a number of bronze foundries situated in Vienna and the Austrian-Bohemian border began to specialise in the technique of ‘cold painted’ patination processes. This naturalistic finish was created by painting the raw bronze with special and secretive enamel colours, which resulted in fine life like studies of the various models and sculptures. As the process was often applied when the cast was still warm, the natural shrinkage on cooling added to the permanency of the colour as it annealed the paint firmly into the metal.