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Professor Hermann Dischler
25th September 1866 – 20th March 1935
Hermann Dischler was born on the 25th of September in 1866 in Freiburg i.Br. He received his artistic training in the art school in Karlsruhe, he was student of Gustav Schönleber. Thereafter he was engaged as a painter in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald area.
1894, after he finished his studies, he built himself an artist’s workroom in Freiburg i.Br. At this time he went on a lot of trips and his trusty camera followed him everywhere. Five years later he started to number and comment his artworks, which he collected in 29 «Bildbüchern (books of pictures)».
In the winter months from 1905 to 1907 he stayed in the Todtnauer Hütte, where a lot of his oil studies arise.
The snowy winter landscapes became his typical theme and he called himself «Schneemoler (snowpainter)». 1917 he received his professorship by Grand Duke Friedrich II.
In 1927 he had an exhibition with artists like Curt Liebich, Julius Heffner, Wilhelm Nagel, Wilhelm Wickertsheimer a.o., they called themselves «Die Schwarzwälder (the Black Forests)». He died on the 20th of March in 1935 in Hinterzarten. Today his works are extremely appreciated because the snowy landscape present the untouched nature.
Lit: Exhibition Catalogue Augustiner Museum, Freiburg i.Br., 1993
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Zach, Bruno
«The Riding Crop (la Cravache)». Polished and green patinated bronze. Signed to base «Bruno Zach» and foundry mark «K» in rectangle.
Bruno Zach studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, among his professors were Hans Bitterlich and Josef Müller. Furthermore he worked at local foundries and expanded his knowledge in arts and crafts. Zach is most famous for his erotic sculptures.
Authentication: confirmation of authenticity by Dr. Frank Matthias Kammel, head of department for sculpture until 1800 at Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, and Florian Eitle-Böhler, former head of department for European Sculpture and Works of Art at Sotheby's, New York, in the TV show «Kunst und Krempel», Bayerischer Rundfunk, 21.07.2012.
Literature: Victor Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, Chryselephantine statuettes of the twenties and thirties, London/New York 1975, ill. 
Schytomyr
«The Riding Crop (la Cravache)». Bronze, poliert und grün patiniert. Stehende Dame mit geschlossenen Augen, das Kinn leicht erhoben, hinter ihrem Rücken eine Reitgerte haltend. Am Sockel sign. «Bruno Zach» und Gießerstempel «K» im Rechteck.
H. 80,5,
Bruno Zach studierte in Wien an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste unter anderem bei Hans Bitterlich und Josef Müller. Außerdem arbeitete er in verschiedenen Gießereien Wiens und erweiterte seine kunsthandwerklichen Fähigkeiten. Bekannt ist er besonders für seine erotisch aufgeladenen Skulpturen.
Authentifizierung: Bestätigung der Authentizität durch Herrn Dr. Frank Matthias Kammel, Leiter der Sammlungen Skulptur
Literatur: Victor Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, Chryselephantine statuettes of the twenties and thirties, London/New York 1975, Abb. S. 69; Victor Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London/New York 1992, Abb. S. 231; Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other Figures, Woodbridge 1978, Abb.