Art Deco Posing Revue Dancer attributed to Josef Lorenzl for Goldscheider, 1940

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Very rare goldscheider ceramic figurine: young female revue dancer with chin-length hair and bare torso in light blue short skirt, … Read more Very rare goldscheider ceramic figurine: young female revue dancer with chin-length hair and bare torso in light blue short skirt, holding up the long trains with large-scale floral decoration attached to the back waistband of the skirt with outstretched arms at her sides like butterfly wings and taking a step forward. Based on black flat triangular base. Designed by josef lorenzl (1892 - 1950), an austrian sculptor and ceramic modeler. His bronze statuettes often show graceful dancers with long legs and closed eyes. Lorenzl designed numerous ceramics for friedrich goldscheider and keramos and was one of the most popular artists of art deco. This model 8460 was created circa 1936. Made circa 1940

manufactory: goldscheider vienna / austria material & technique: hand-crafted ceramics, white earthenware, hand-painted, glossy finish dimensions: height: 42,0 cm / 16.53 in width: 40,0 cm / 15.74 in depth: 14,0 cm / 5.51 in marks: model number 8459 / 42 / 7 goldscheider wien (vienna) manufactory stamp made in germany (wwii) painter's and former's signs existing bibliography: dechant / goldscheider, goldscheider: firmengeschichte und werkverzeichnis / history of the company and catalogue of works, stuttgart (germany), 2007, page 497, number 8459 condition: very good this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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