Antique oversized German bronze sculpture "The Archer" by Victor Heinrich Seifert depicts Sagittarius-like man in heroic action stance with drawn bow, signed on plinth, c1930 Measures - 36.5"h x 40"w x 19"w, 27" x 9" base. Additional Information: Victor Heinrich Seifert (born May 19, 1870 in Dobling , today Vienna , † 1953 in Berlin ) was a German sculptor . He was after the First World War next to Hans Dammann and Hermann Hosaeus one of the most busy sculptors who created war memorials for German cities and places. Victor Seifert was a son of the garden inspector Franz Seifert and his wife Franziska Seifert born. Franz. He attended schools in Vienna and Munich and studied at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Wien . For further studies, he went to the Berlin Art Academy . He studied with Ernst Herter , Ludwig Manzel and Peter Breuer . Study trips took him to Paris in 1903, Italy in 1905 and Brussels and London in 1910. Around 1930 he lived in the house Lietzenburger Straße 31 in Berlin, at the latest at that time he led the title Professor . [1] A teaching Seifert, however, is not known. Seifert was a member of the artists 'cooperative and the Artists' Association of Sculptors. On May 25, 1909, he married Frieda Deditius and had with her the son Wolfgang. (Wikipedia)

Overall good condition with minor scuffs and bow loss. Wear consistent with age and use. Notwithstanding this report or any discussions concerning condition of this item(s), all lots are offered and sold "as is" in keeping with the "Terms and Conditions" in this catalog.