3723 - Max Daniel Hermann Fritz, Miniature Bears at Play

Max Daniel Hermann Fritz, Miniature Bears at Play circa 1930, signed M. Fritz, bronze with a brown patina, two bear cubs engrossed in play with a textured surface, well preserved for their age, H 6.5 cm, L 9.3 cm. Artist’s details: German sculptor, porcelain modeller and medallist (1873, Neuhaus - 1948, Dresden); he was initially a pupil of Louis Hutschenreuther in Lichte,Thuringia; in 1898 he moved to Dresden, where he continued his self-taught training, focusing on small-scale sculpture. He created, above all, many animal figures and putti; in the field of porcelain, his designs included works for Meissen, Hutschenreuther, Fraureuth and Rosenthal; numerous works by him are on display in museums in Dresden and elsewhere in Saxony, including four cherubs carved from shell limestone in the Rosengarten on the banks of the Elbe in Neustadt. Source: Internet.