Three Dancers, Josef Lorenzl height 22 cm, silvered bronze ivory onyx, 1925.
The most famous sculptors who worked in the genre of table sculpture in the period between the two world wars were, of course, Demeter Chiparus (France) and Ferdinand Price (Germany). In Vienna, during this period, bronze and porcelain figurines in the Art Deco style were in great fashion.
Lorenzl began his career in the foundry of the Vienna Arsenal. And glorified his work in the Art Deco style. Most often, these are idealized sophisticated women: dancers, actresses, girls from high society. Bronze figures were usually painted in a cold way, gilding and silvering were less often used. Sometimes, along with his signature, the name “Krekho” appears on his products. Krekho was an artist and one of Lorenzl’s friends, who sometimes painted bronze figurines. These collaborations are popular with collectors.
Dancer with scarf Josef Lorenz height 25 cm gilded bronze cold coloured onyx, 1925.
In accordance with the established practice, all the author’s models of the sculptor had a signature, which was necessarily preserved in bronze castings. Lorenzl usually signed “Lorenzl”, but also used the abbreviations obtained as a result of dividing his surname into two parts “Lor” and “Renzl”.
Dancer in a turban Josef Lorenzl painted by Krecho height 40 cm bronze cold coloured ivory onyx, 1925.Nijinsky and Karsavina Josef Lorenz height 40 cm silvered bronze marble, 1920.Dancer, Josef Lorenzl, painted by Krecho height 24 cm, silvered bronze cold coloured onyx, 1925.Pair of figurines inspired by Marlene Dietrich Josef Lorenzl height 19 and 20 cm bronze cold coloured onyx, 1925.Geometric dress height 42 cm gilded bronze cold coloured onyx, 1925.Dancer with a fan, height 35.3 cm bronze cold staining onyx, 1925.Lipstick, Josef Lorenzl, height 27.3 cm, bronze cold staining onyx, 1925.Temple Dancer, Josef Lorenzl height 19 cm bronze cold coloured, 1925.Dancer with scarf, Josef Lorenz, height 26.7 cm patinated bronze ivory onyx, 1925.Style, Krecho painting height 21 cm, bronze cold staining ivory onyx, 1925.Dancing girl, height 23 cm, patinated bronze marble, 1920.Dancing girl, height 42.5 cm, patinated bronze marble, 1920.Girl with a hoop Josef Lorenzl painted by Krecho, height 20.5 cm, silver plated bronze cold coloured ivory onyx, 1925.Dancing girl painted by Krecho, height 20.5 cm bronze cold coloured onyx, 1925.Harlequin, height 24 cm, bronze cold coloured ivory onyx, 1930.Golfer, height 21.5 cm, bronze cold staining ivory onyx, circa 1925.Pajamas, height 26.5 cm, patinated bronze ivory onyx, circa 1925.Dancer, height 37 cm, bronze silver plating cold staining ivory onyx, circa 1920.Ballerina, height 37 cm, bronze cold staining onyx, circa 1925.Dancer, height 37 cm, bronze cold staining marble, circa 1925.Spanish dancer, Josef Lorenzl, bronze cold coloured marble, circa 1925.Oriental dancer, Josef Lorenzl, gilt bronze onyx, circa 1925.Dancer, Josef Lorenzl, bronze cold coloured onyx, circa 1930.Girl with a dog, bronze cold staining ivory onyx, circa 1925.
