Ernst Gustav Jäger, fencer

Ernst Gustav Jäger, fencer circa 1920-30, signed ‘G. Jäger’ on the plinth, dark-patinated bronze, nude depiction of a young, athletic man wearing a loincloth, holding a rapier in a crouching pose on a flat, octagonal plinth, mounted on a matching marble pedestal, slightly worn, height of bronze 29 cm, total height 37 cm. Artist’s biography: German sculptor (1880 Marggrabowa, East Prussia - 1954 Berlin), studied political science in Königsberg and Berlin, whilst also attending art histor

Category

Sculptures

Location

Plauen

Dimensions

H 37 cm