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Lot Essay
D. von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, Metallkunst, collection catalogue IV, Bröhan-Museum, Berlin, 2001, p.510-517 for information on Hagenauer's work.
Franz Hagenauer was one of the most renowned Austrian avant-garde sculptors of the Art Deco period. Born in 1906, he studied sculpture at the Vienna Academy and during his final year at the academy entered the class of Josef Hoffmann, where he made sculptural works in brass and designed a metal eagle for the Paris World Fair. In 1926 he entered his father's well-established metal workshop, known as Werkstétte Hagenauer Wien (WHW). His works, such as this sculpture crafted in brass, attest to his extraordinary talent, technical and artistic ability. Their stylistic characteristics of simplistic design and emphasis on pure form led to international fame of the Hagenauer workshop.
Franz Hagenauer was one of the most renowned Austrian avant-garde sculptors of the Art Deco period. Born in 1906, he studied sculpture at the Vienna Academy and during his final year at the academy entered the class of Josef Hoffmann, where he made sculptural works in brass and designed a metal eagle for the Paris World Fair. In 1926 he entered his father's well-established metal workshop, known as Werkstétte Hagenauer Wien (WHW). His works, such as this sculpture crafted in brass, attest to his extraordinary talent, technical and artistic ability. Their stylistic characteristics of simplistic design and emphasis on pure form led to international fame of the Hagenauer workshop.