Otto Poertzel figure

An exceptional silvered & cold painted bronze and ivory figure c1930 signed by Professor Otto Poertzel. Poertzel was born in Scheibe in 1876, dying in 1963. He was one of the most prominent sculptors in Germany. He worked in Coburg and Berlin, sharing a studio with Ferdinand Preiss. He was commissioned to produce many monuments for the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Poertzel participated in numerous international exhibitions, including the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis and at the Brussels International Art Exhibition in 1910.

AU$48,000