Bruno Zach

(Austrian, 1891–1945)

Bruno Zach was a Ukrainian-born Austrian sculptor best known for his bronze and ivory Art Deco sculpture. A pioneering and controversial figure of the Art Nouveau era, he often focused on erotic subject matter. Zach’s elegant figurines frequently depicted dominatrixes, as in his iconic The Riding Crop, a bronze sculpture of woman in garter and heels holding the crop behind her back. He would also sculpt explicit scenes of fellatio and sexual intercourse, while also pursuing more traditional genre subject matter like dancers, mythological creatures, or horseback riders. Born on May 6, 1891 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, the artist went on to study under Hans Bitterlich and Josef Mullner at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. Zach reportedly spent much of his life in Berlin and Vienna carousing with prostitutes and at night clubs, where he found both lovers and models for his provocative sculptures. Zach died at the age of 53 on February 20, 1945 in Vienna, Austria. Today, his works are in the collection of the Art Deco Museum in Moscow.

Bruno Zach Artworks

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Carpet merchant, 1910–1920

Bruno Zach

Carpet merchant, 1910–1920

Sale Date: June 27, 2019

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Bruno Zach, a standing figure of Franz..., 1925

Bruno Zach

Bruno Zach, a standing figure of Franz..., 1925

Sale Date: June 17, 2019

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Bruno Zach, a dancing couple, Vienna, c. 1925, 1925

Bruno Zach

Bruno Zach, a dancing couple, Vienna, c. 1925, 1925

Sale Date: June 17, 2019

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Lady of the Night: A Figure, 1925

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Lady of the Night: A Figure, 1925

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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A Dancing Couple Figural Group, 1930

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A Dancing Couple Figural Group, 1930

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Jockey, 1925

Bruno Zach

Sale Date: June 17, 2019

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Swimmer, 1915

Bruno Zach

Swimmer, 1915

Sale Date: June 17, 2019

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Dancer, 1920–1929

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Dancer, 1920–1929

Sale Date: May 28, 2019

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A Patinated and Cold-Painted Bronze Figure..., 1925

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A Patinated and Cold-Painted Bronze Figure..., 1925

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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'Eternal Beauty': A Patinated and..., 1925

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'Eternal Beauty': A Patinated and..., 1925

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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An Art Deco Cold-Painted Figural Table Lamp

Bruno Zach

An Art Deco Cold-Painted Figural Table Lamp

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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The cigarette girl': an art deco gilded..., 1925

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The cigarette girl': an art deco gilded..., 1925

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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An art deco gilded and cold-painted study of , 1925

Bruno Zach

An art deco gilded and cold-painted study of , 1925

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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'The courtship': A pair of rare patinated..., 1925

Bruno Zach

'The courtship': A pair of rare patinated..., 1925

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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Matthias Sindelar in Aktion

Bruno Zach

Matthias Sindelar in Aktion

Sale Date: May 8, 2019

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Matthias Sindelar - Der Schuss

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Matthias Sindelar - Der Schuss

Sale Date: May 8, 2019

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An Art Deco patinated bronze figural box

Bruno Zach

An Art Deco patinated bronze figural box

Sale Date: April 16, 2019

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Le Connaisseur

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Le Connaisseur

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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Singender Clown mit Gitarre, 1930

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Singender Clown mit Gitarre, 1930

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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Untitled (Dancer)

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Untitled (Dancer)

Sale Date: April 13, 2019

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Slave Market

Bruno Zach

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Untitled, 1920

Bruno Zach

Untitled, 1920

Sale Date: March 31, 2019

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A large Art Deco bronze figural lamp, 1925

Bruno Zach

A large Art Deco bronze figural lamp, 1925

Sale Date: January 9, 2019

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The Riding Crop, 1925

Bruno Zach

The Riding Crop, 1925

Sale Date: March 10, 2019

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