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'Butterfly girl (Captured Bird)' a Goldscheider earthenware…
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Sydney
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29-Mar-2022
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'Butterfly girl (Captured Bird)' a Goldscheider earthenware figure by Josef Lorenzl (Austrian, 1892-1950), circa 1920, modelled as a woman wearing a cape-like dress, hand painted and glazed, printed and impressed factory marks: 5230 / 1813 / 11, underglazed mark to base: Hand-Decorated / Goldscheider / Wien / made in Austria, height 46 cm, Literature: Robert Dechant & Filipp Goldscheider, Goldscheider: history of the Company and catalogue of works, Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, 2007, p. 420 (another example). Other Notes: Celebrated Austrian sculptor and ceramicist Josef Lorenzl's graceful representations of the female form were in high demand in the early 20th century. This depiction of famous German dancer Niddy Impekoven is particularly sought-after by Collectors for its sense of movement, and use of clean lines and geometric shapes which embodied Lorenzl's mature period when he created pieces for Austrian ceramics Company Goldscheider. Niddy wears her hair in the bob that was fashionable in the 1920s, and performs her signature expressionistic style of dance with arms outstretched in a richly coloured butterfly costume (resulting in this piece also being known as 'The butterfly Girl'). This costume was one of her most memorable, worn for her dance 'Der gefangene Vogel' (the Captured bird) which she would go on to perform internationally as one of the most iconic dancers of the golden Twenties.
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Ceramics: Goldscheider