KORN, Johann Robert (1873 Salzungen – 1921 Berlin)

Dachshund

Patinated bronze. Signed "J. R. Korn," foundry mark "Gladenbeck GmbH." H 20 cm. 3.9 kg.

Seated dachshund turning to one side. Signs of age and wear; patina worn in places; minor scratches; minimal patina formation (verdigris).

Johann Robert Korn: German sculptor; in 1887, he began an apprenticeship as a modeler at the Bähr & Pröschild porcelain manufactory in Ohrdruf; from 1890, he studied at the Royal Art School in Berlin, from 1894 at the Berlin School of Applied Arts, and from 1895 at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts, where he was taught by Gerhard Janensch and Peter Breuer, among others.