Friedrich Gornik Bronze "Pelican" Art Nouveau Vide Poche c.1910

Friedrich Gornik  (1877-1943)  Austria.

“Pelicans”  vide poche   c. 1910.

Bronze with a natural gold patina of two pelicans on a rock, one seated and the other eating fish.

Marks: F Gornik and monogram.

For more information on Friedrich Gornik see: Der Österreichische Werkbund, Astrid Gmeiner & Gottfried Pirhofer (Salzburg & Wien: Residenz  Verlag,1985) p. 228; Österreichische Keramik des Jugendstils,  Waltraud Neuwirth  (Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1974)  p. 156.

H: 9″ x W: 6 1/2″ x D: 6″