Bust of Hans Müller with a pipe, early 20th century

Pipe for a Man Bust of Hans Müller in bronze from the early 20th century, a charming figurative sculpture in dark patina on a marble base, signed on the left shoulder H. Müller. At the bottom of the bronze figure, there are marks in the corners with the letters BM and AEG, probably from the foundry.

Austrian sculptor Hans Müller was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1873. He was a student of Edmund von Hellmer at the Vienna Academy of Art and is best known for busts of the famous Viennese Society, having modeled several animal sculptures, mainly hunting dogs.

This bust was probably cast around 1910, at the peak of the Art Nouveau period. Good condition, excellent dark patina, minor chips in the marble profiles of the base.

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