An ivory and bronze Art Nouveau figure 'Lady with a Sword'
Ernst Seger (Neurode/Schlesien 1868 - Berlin 1939)
Lot-No. 216
1908. Standing female semi-nude made of ivory and bronze, h. 19 cm, on a marble base (h. 1,5 cm), on the plinth sign. and dat. 'E. Seger 1908', foundry mark. - German sculptor and medalist, studied from 1884 by Robert Hartel and Christian Behrens at the Breslau Art School. In 1893 he went to Paris to work for a year in the studio of Auguste Rodin. After his return, he led his own studio in Berlin and became mainly famous for his female nudes of Art Nouveau style.
Ernst Seger: An ivory and bronze Art Nouveau figure 'Lady with a Sword'
Ernst Seger (Neurode/Schlesien 1868 - Berlin 1939)
An ivory and bronze Art Nouveau figure 'Lady with a Sword'
Lot-No. 216
1908. Standing female semi-nude made of ivory and bronze, h. 19 cm, on a marble base (h. 1,5 cm), on the plinth sign. and dat. 'E. Seger 1908', foundry mark. - German sculptor and medalist, studied from 1884 by Robert Hartel and Christian Behrens at the Breslau Art School. In 1893 he went to Paris to work for a year in the studio of Auguste Rodin. After his return, he led his own studio in Berlin and became mainly famous for his female nudes of Art Nouveau style.
