Major Fine Art, Antiques & Silver - August Day 2
Sun, Aug 17, 2025 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1030
Franz Josef Kranewitter (1893–1974) Austria, Bronze Statuette "Der Verliebte Faun"
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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Franz Josef Kranewitter (1893–1974) Austria, Bronze Statuette "Der Verliebte Faun". A sculpture depicting a sensual meeting with a human figure and a faun. On stone base. Signed.
Size: 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 3 in.
Franz Josef Kranewitter (1893–1974) was an acclaimed Austrian sculptor and painter from Nassereith, Tyrol. Trained first under his father carving nativity figures, he later studied at Innsbruck’s Staatsgewerbeschule and then at Vienna’s Academy of Fine Arts under Josef Müllner and Edmund von Hellmer from 1914 to 1922. Upon returning to Nassereith, Kranewitter produced a wide range of works—monumental war memorials, crucifixes, portrait busts, and vividly expressive wooden carnival masks ("Larven") that became central to local Fasnacht traditions. His work earned him the honorary citizenship of Nassereith in 1968, but declining eyesight in his later years curtailed his artistic output; he passed away in 1974 following a stroke. His sculptures remain celebrated for their emotional depth, skilled craftsmanship, and deep cultural resonance within Tyrolean heritage.
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4 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 3 in.