701 - Otto Schmidt-Hofer, “Hoop Dancer”, Bronze sculpture c. 1900 on an elegant marble plinth (height 47 cm)

Otto Schmidt-Hofer, “Hoop Dancer”, Bronze sculpture c. 1900 on an elegant marble plinth (height 47 cm) Otto Schmidt-Hofer, 1873 - Berlin - 1925, German sculptor, shown here: A nude young woman dancing on tiptoe with a hoop, bronze with a golden-brown patina, on an elegant, moulded marble plinth, signed on the plinth About the artist: Otto Schmidt-Hofer was one of the most prolific creators of bronze sculptures in the German Empire and was counted amongst the leading sculptors of his time. He studied at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Training Institute of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. Until 1914, he lived in Paris and exhibited in renowned European galleries. He also had close ties to the House of Hohenzollern and was a member of the Reich Economic Association of Visual Artists. Schmidt-Hofer’s sculptures are characterised by the depiction of idealised bodies, dynamic poses and technical precision. His bronzes were often mounted on fine marble plinths and cast by renowned Berlin foundries such as ‘Kraas’.