Lot Essay
Johannes Benk was born in Vienna in 1844. He was only 15 when he enrolled to the Vienna Academy. In 1872 he opened his workshop in Vienna.
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BY JOHANNES BENK, DATED 1897
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An Austrian white marble group of Venus and Cupid
By Johannes Benk, Dated 1897
Depicting Cupid holding an arrow behind his back and whispering to a scantily-clad Venus, on a naturalistic base, with courting doves, inscribed to the side J.Benk, 1897
40 in. (102 cm.) high
By Johannes Benk, Dated 1897
Depicting Cupid holding an arrow behind his back and whispering to a scantily-clad Venus, on a naturalistic base, with courting doves, inscribed to the side J.Benk, 1897
40 in. (102 cm.) high
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