GerdaGerdago Pixie, Art Deco, Reading Pixie Figures Book, JB Hirsch Bookend Statues on Onyx Base
ca 1930. Two reading pixie figures in painted metal on green onyx base, 7 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 in (191 x 157 x 79 mm) each. Small areas of light paint loss on blue areas and some rubbing on one let. Small hip on the bottom right of one of the onyx bases where it meets the green felt pad. Produced by J.B. Hirsch from the Gerda Iro Gerdago Pixie Reader mold.
'Gerdago' was the pseudonym of Viennese born Gerda Gottstein. She received art training in both Berlin and Paris in the late 1920s and in the ensuing years designed costumes for theatre and revue performances where her work attracted the attention of Austrian film maker Willi Forst. She went on to a career in costume design that spanned fifty years and over eighty films. The most notable is probably the 1950s trilogy SISSI, about the life of Empress Elizabeth of Austria, and starring the legendary actress Romy Schneider, which showcased Gerda's spectacular costuming in ravishing colour.
Gerda's arresting stylised bronzes however, present quite a departure from the frothiness of historical romances. Her command of pattern, audacity of design, and particularly her use of vibrant color distinguish Gerdago from her contemporaries. Some of her works are strikingly modern, futuristic even.
Item number: 449
Price: $1,800.00
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