Lot 114
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A PAIR OF AUSTRIAN CARVED WOOD MODELS OF A COW AND BULL, attributed to Franz Egg, the cow with a bell about her neck, both on naturalistically carved ground, numbers and the name Egg inscribed in ink under the base of the cow, late 19th Century

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A PAIR OF AUSTRIAN CARVED WOOD MODELS OF A COW AND BULL, attributed to Franz Egg, the cow with a bell about her neck, both on naturalistically carved ground, numbers and the name Egg inscribed in ink under the base of the cow, late 19th Century
the cow: 15¾in. x 23½in. (40 x 59.8cm.)
the bull: 17¼in. x 23¼in. (43.9 x 59cm.) (2)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
U. Thieme & F. Becker, Allgemaines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler, Leipzig, 1924, pp. 371-2
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Paris, 1976, p. 117

Lot Essay

Franz Egg was born in 1861 and studied at the School of Sculpture of Imst, in various ateliers in Germany and at the Munich Academy. He moved to Innsbruck in 1888, where his fine allegorical figures adorn the staircase of the State Palace, and set up a studio. Egg was the court sculptor to the Grand Duke Franz Ferdinand d'Este and is best known for his wood carvings. The present fine pair of models of a Cow and Bull reveal a mastery of technique and ability to successfully capture the characteristics of the animals.

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