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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  26 Mar 2022 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 837
  27 Mar 2022 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 2: Lots 838 - 1531
• Lot #:
  946
• Lot Description:
  Arthur John Fleischmann (Czech/Australia, 1896-1990) -Balinese boy
  terracotta sculpture, made in 1938 with original wooden standincised on reverse “A. Fleischmann”,
  28cm high, 26cm wide.
• Notes:
  Fleischmann was born in Pressburg, Austro- Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia), and studied art in Prague, Vienna, Italy and France before arriving in Australia in 1939. En-route to Australia he worked in Bali for six months in 1938, and during this stay he completed 25 terracotta studies of local people which he brought with him to Australia. Few have survived and only four known examples have appeared on the open market in the last 30 years. A rare piece.
• Estimate:
  A$1,200 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Sculpture & Statuary

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