Lot number 3301 - Auction 155
FRAUENAKT MIT SPIEGEL AUF EINEM TOTENKOPF SITZEND

JOHAN WOLFGANG (JOHN W.) ELISCHER 1891 Vienna - 1966 Australia FEMALE NUDITY WITH MIRROR SITTING ON A SKULL 1921 Bronze, brown patina, marble base (H. 8 cm. Total H. 32, W. 10.5, D. 13 cm, weight approx. 4.53. Marked 'Elischer' and dated '1921' on the side of the skull. Symbolist representation of a female nude sitting on a skull and holding a mirror. The composition combines sensual physicality with the vanitas motif and addresses the transience of beauty and life. Partially min. rubbed. Provenance: Private collection, Austria.