Description & Technical information

Designed by: Franz Barwig the elder, 1908 or 1911

Signed on the base: F. BARWIG

Bronze, patinated

Excellent original condition

H 25.8 cm

The puma was presented in numerous exhibitions at the Vienna Secession as well as in the exhibition "Österreichische Plastik 1900 bis 1950" (no. 10) in Salzburg in 1951.

Date:  1911
Period:  Early 20th century
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 25.8 cm (10¹/₈ inches)
Provenance: private property, Austria

Literature: 

Ref.: Österreichische Galerie im Oberen Belvedere, 1969, Franz Barwig, p. 30, ill. 11 and cover; A. Husslein-Arco (Ed.)/M. Fellinger, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere Vienna, exhib. cat., Franz Barwig der Ältere, Vienna 2014, p. 99; B.
Ernsting, Natural History Museum Vienna,

exhib. cat., Katzenkorb und Löwengrube. Natur und Kunst von Cranach bis Klimt, 2017, p. 7.


Exhibitions: 

Shown at: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere. Vienna, 2014; Natural 

History Museum Vienna, Vienna 2017



Categories: Sculpture