Archer
Ernst Moritz Geyger (Rixdorf 1861 - Marignolle bei Florenz 1941)
Lot-No. 503
Proceeds : 11.400 €
Around 1900. Bronze, black patinated. H. 105 cm. Signed E.M GEYGER fec. The beautiful early model of the archer is a smaller version of Geyger's larger-than-life sculpture, which he designed in 1895 and which was erected on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden in 1902. The figure of the athletic archer refers to the tradition of the Dresden Archery Society, which played an important role in the social life of the city - German sculptor, medallist, painter and engraver, trained at the Berlin Academy of Art and initially worked as a freelance painter. From 1886 onwards, he worked as a sculptor and in 1893 was appointed professor at the Dresden Academy of Art. In 1895, he settled in Florence and maintained studios in Florence and Berlin. In 1895, he created his most famous work, the ‘Archer’, which can now be seen on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden-Neustadt and in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, among other places
Ernst Moritz Geyger: Archer
Ernst Moritz Geyger (Rixdorf 1861 - Marignolle bei Florenz 1941)
Archer
Lot-No. 503
Proceeds : 11.400 €
| Date: | Around 1900 |
| Technique: | Bronze, black patinated |
| Dimensions: | H. 105 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Signed E.M GEYGER fec. |
| Description: | The beautiful early model of the archer is a smaller version of Geyger's larger-than-life sculpture, which he designed in 1895 and which was erected on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden in 1902. The figure of the athletic archer refers to the tradition of the Dresden Archery Society, which played an important role in the social life of the city |
Vita:
German sculptor, medallist, painter and engraver, trained at the Berlin Academy of Art and initially worked as a freelance painter. From 1886 onwards, he worked as a sculptor and in 1893 was appointed professor at the Dresden Academy of Art. In 1895, he settled in Florence and maintained studios in Florence and Berlin. In 1895, he created his most famous work, the ‘Archer’, which can now be seen on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden-Neustadt and in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, among other places
