Franz Hagenauer - HORSE RACE

Date	1952
Period	20th century
Origin	Austrian, Vienna
Medium	Brass plate and cast crest nickel plated, Carved wood
Dimensions	29 x 32 x 4.5 cm (11³/₈ x 12⁵/₈ x 1³/₄ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Fanz Hagenauer, Vienna, 1952
Executed by: Werkstätte Hagenauer, model no. 3909 (horse heads), 9342 (manes), 1952
Marked: Atelier Hagenauer Wien, MADE IN AUSTRIA, (R)ENA (Rena Rosenthal, New York), mane: 3909

Brass plate and cast crest nickel plated, carved wood, cleaned and slightly repolished by an expert, very good original condition

H 29 cm, L 32 cm, D 4.5 cm

The sculpture was sold at the Rena Rosenthal Gallery in New York. According to Mrs. Jesch's expert opinion, the horse heads’ design dates from 1935, model no. 3909. In 1952, this object was reissued with a slightly modified expressive mane as model no. 9349.
Sincere thanks to Dr. Maria-Luise Jesch, Hagenauer archives at the Museum of Applied Arts for her kind assistance in dating this artefact and the information provided about the designer.

Date: 1952
Period: 20th century
Origin: Austrian, Vienna
Medium: Brass plate and cast crest nickel plated, Carved wood
Signature:

Marked: Atelier Hagenauer Wien, MADE IN AUSTRIA, (R)ENA (Rena Rosenthal, New York), mane: 3909

Dimensions: 29 x 32 x 4.5 cm (11³/₈ x 12⁵/₈ x 1³/₄ inches)
Provenance:

private property, USA

Literature:

Ref.: entry in model book, Hagenauer archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna

Categories: Sculpture

Discover the gallery