Cubistic bronze head - Viki (1912/13) - sign. Otto Gutfreund

Otto Gutfreund’s expansive sculpture "Viki" was made in the years 1912 and 1913. It is a geometric-ecstatically towering figure whose broken, deformed head design will not leave the spectator's souls untouched. Gutfreund’s bust stands for maximum dynamics and an opening of the free plastic form. Here the edges are sharper and the wells are more clearly than in "Don Quixote". Gutfreund’s figure bears the original signature.

As all of the bronze products in our shop, this exhibit is hand-cast in our own foundry and subject to our strict quality inspections throughout the entire process of fabrication. All of our sculptures are exclusively compounded with the help of lost-wax casting.

Exclusive limited edition of 20 copies, individually numbered and signed with the artist's name.

Otto Gutfreund (1889-1927) was one of the first artists to apply the principles of Cubism to sculpture, and this work marks his move towards abstract art. His cubist period falls in the years from 1911 until 1919. After this time, Gutfreund took on various government contracts, in which he praise the citizens of the Czech Republic. Later he committed himself again of modern art, particularly the abstract sculpture.
 

Height: 34 cm
Width: 26 cm
Depth: 24 cm
Weight: 7.9 kg
100 % bronze