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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Art | Australian, Aboriginal & International
• Sale Date:
  19 Sep 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  6079
• Lot Description:
  Bohumir Frantisek Antonin Cermak
  (Czech Republic, 1882-1961)
  Die Sunde (The Sin) (Eve) c. 1920
  Cast plaster, bronze/gilt patina
  H 67 cm
  Condition: Crack around feet at snake
• Notes:
  This work was inspired by the works of the artist's mentor & teacher, Austrian symbolist artist Otto Wagner (1841-1918), & by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). It also bears considerable similarity to certain symbolist sculptures & works by Franz Von Stuck (1863-1928). The work was produced in bronze. There are many design elements in the snake's markings similar to metal work details created by this artist in his works dating to around 1910. BohumÌr Cermak's work before the First World War demonstrated principles of Viennese Modernism. He followed in the footsteps of Josef Hoffmann & the Wiener Werkst‰tte. After returning to the Czech Republic he founded The Cermak Handicraft Workshop in Brno (1910). His studio designed ceramics and unusual metal work in the secessionist style. Cermak was also an architect of buildings (notably the Brno Exhibition Centre). He was also involved in numerous exhibitions worldwide, including the United States. The city of Brno is the second largest city after Prague in Czech Republic & has always been a hot bed for artists called "Moravians". Brno was the first city at the turn of the 20th century to be connected directly by rail to Vienna
• Estimate:
  A$250 - 350
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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