Lot number 3230 - Auction 150
WASSERTRÄGERIN AUF EINEM WASSERBÜFFEL REITEND

RUDOLF MARCUSE 1878 Berlin - 1928 ibid WATER CARRIER RIDING ON A WATER BUFFALO Bronze, dark golden patina, on a naturalistic plinth and marble base (H. 4 cm). Total height 56.5, width 55, D. 22 cm. Signed 'Rudolf Marcuse' on the plinth. Orientalizing depiction of a young woman as a water carrier, balancing an amphora on her head and riding a striding water buffalo with her child. Partial loss of patina and min.