Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba was fascinated by the American West, creating dynamic cast bronze sculptures of cowboys, Native Americans and buffalo. Between 1895 and 1912, his polychrome pieces captured the attention of an American audience, while his domestic statutory work in Austria helped solidify his artistic reputation.
He was born the son of a shoemaker in 1865 in Vienna, Austria. He later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna before learning from sculptor Karl Waschmann and sculptor and medallist Stefan Schwartz.
Although some accounts have Kauba traveling to the United States to create models and sketches, scholars have questioned the inaccuracies in his work’s weapon detailing and equestrian costumes. Kauba loved the Western tales of German author Karl May and was known to have a friend in Ohio who mailed him costume material, all of which may have provided his references for art.
Kauba’s bronze work is recognized as exceptional Viennese craftsmanship imbued with artistic intricacies and realism. His sculptures of cavalrymen, cowboys and Indigenous people from the American West put him in the same category as titans of American Western art like Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell.
Original Carl Kauba art experienced a resurgence in popularity during a 1950s advertising campaign for Latendorfer in New York. His works have remained prized by Wild West collectors everywhere.
Kauba’s art has been exhibited at many American art galleries, including the Thomas Nygard Gallery in Montana and the Ophir Gallery in New Jersey.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Carl Kauba decorative objects, collectibles and more.
Viennese Bronze, Girl Sitting On Polar Bear Skin, By Bruno Zach, ca 1925
By Viennese Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Piece of Viennese Bronze Art: Elaborately detailed bronze sculpture of a slave trader with a girl under palm trees: Old oriental man in a long coat and turban in a stooped ...
Marble, Bronze
Faun With Female Nude, Original Viennese Erotic Bronze, by Bergmann, Circa 1920
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A faun lying on his back, his right leg raised onto his left knee; near his head, a female nude with her hair pinned up and adorned with flowers, seated on a tree stump and holding g...
Bronze
Faun With Female Nude, Original Viennese Erotic Bronze, by Bergmann, Circa 1920
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Crouching faun kneeling on one leg with outstretched arms, holding an apple in his right hand and looking to the side with a smile; opposite him, a naked woman lying on her side in a...
Bronze
Girl Getting Dressed, Original Viennese Erotic Bronze, by Bergmann, Circa 1920
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A girl with her hair tied up, sitting on a stool in her underwear, leaning forward slightly as she slips her foot into her second high-heeled shoe; the stool leg with the seat can be...
Bronze
Vienna Bergmann Bronze Lady Dancer Bruno Zach Made circa 1925-1930
By Bruno Zach
Located in Vienna, AT
Interesting Vienna Bronze Figurine: Dancing Lady It is a finest figurine - it is a Viennese bronze item. The lady dancer standing on square carpet balances on her left leg whereas right leg is raised. She is clad in short dancing dress with spaghetti straps, both arms are raised. Woman's head is covered with very special headwear. - This bronze figurine is of stunning liveliness (excellent manufacturing quality) ! Signed: Letters 'B.Zach' existing (visible on carpet - next to figurine's left foot, at backside). It is a Viennese Bronze, most probably manufactured by Bergmann Firm, but related signature isn't visible here since the figurine is attached to black & square marble base / signature of Vienna Bronze Bergmann...
Bronze
Viennese Bronze, Snake Dancer on Marble Base, by Franz Bergmann, Around 1910
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Young dancer in an oriental costume with a tight bustier, a long, softly falling green skirt and a diadem on her hair tied at the nape of her neck, posing with her upper body stretch...
Bronze
Animalier Bronze Sculpture Entitled "Bear and Rabbit" by Charles Paillet
By Charles Paillet
Located in London, GB
An amusing early 20th Century bronze group of a bear peering over the edge of a rock at a rabbit quietly hiding under a ledge, with excellent rich brown patina and fine hand chased surface detail. Signed Paillet ADditional information Measures: Height: 18 cm. Condition: Excellent Original Condition. circa: 1910. Materials: Patinated Bronze. ABOUT Charles Paillet Charles Paillet (French, 1871 ~ 1937) Paillet studied sculpture under Georges Gardet. Paillet’s first exhibit was in the Salon of 1897 and he exhibited regularly until 1921. Most of his works were cast by the foundry Thiebault Freres both in lost wax and by the sand-cast method. A few of his works have been recorded bearing the F. Barbedienne foundry mark also. Charles Paillet, Georges Gardet, Rene Paris...
Bronze
Marcel-André Bouraine, Nude, French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, circa 1920s
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a seated semi-nude woman by Marcel-André Bouraine, French, 1886-1948.
Bronze
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture, "Baigneuse", Signed A. Gory, Paris, circa 1920
By Affortunato Gory
Located in CABA, AR
Experience the timeless beauty of Affortunato Gory's "Baigneuse," a captivating bronze sculpture that epitomizes the elegance and grace of the Art Deco era. This exquisite piece dep...
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze "Nouveau Lady" by Georges Van Der Straeten
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in London, GB
A delightful Art Nouveau Bronze figure of a young beauty scantily dressed with only a shawl draped across her body in a striking pose. The surface of the bronze with rich golden/brow...
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture 'Fortuna' by C. Tabora, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Nouveau bronze sculpture of a nude mythological young woman on a horseshoe 'Fortuna' by Charles Tabora, France By: By: Charles Tabora, Georges Récipon (in the...
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
