Items Similar to “Adam and Eve”
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12
Virgil Rainer“Adam and Eve”1926
1926
About the Item
Very rare Art Deco three dimensional terracotta sculpture of Adam and Eve by the Austrian artist, Virgil Rainer. Hand painted by the artist. Signed bottom right and dated 1926. Condition is very good. Surface wear on some high points consistent with age. The sculpture has a terracotta outer surface shell with the verso being reinforced by a plaster and fiber mix. Italian green solid marble base 28 inches length by 4 wide by 2 inches high.
This piece is meant to be hung; most likely above table or sideboard. The marble base is separate from base and would sit on surface underneath the hung artwork. Overall height with base would be 34.25 inches.
Virgil Rainer was born as a farmer's son on the Messnerhof in the Ganz fraction of the municipality of Matrei in East Tyrol. He attended the State Trade School in Innsbruck until 1894, later the Royal School of Applied Arts Munich. From 1903 to 1910 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Hans Bitterlich and Edmund Hellmer. In 1912 he opened a studio in Vienna and later in Berlin. When the First World War broke out in 1914, he returned to Tyrol and served with the Kaiserjäger hunters. In the economically unfavorable period after World War I, he went to America and lived in Chicago and Milwaukee from 1921 to 1925. There he created, among many other works, one of his most monumental works, the statue of Christopher Columbus for the University of Chicago. From 1926 until his death he was based in Innsbruck. Rainer mainly created large-scale religious sculptures in a naturalistic style influenced by the Secession.
- Creator:Virgil Rainer (1871 - 1948)
- Creation Year:1926
- Dimensions:Height: 32.25 in (81.92 cm)Width: 24.25 in (61.6 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Southampton, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1417145852
About the Seller
4.9
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1977
1stDibs seller since 2013
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Southampton, NY
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- “Mother and Children”Located in Southampton, NYMid century modern original terracotta sculpture by the Hungarian artist, Anna Berkovits of a young woman with her two children. Circa 1955. Signed in the inside of the base. Condition is excellent. Parts of the sculpture have been deliberately not been glazed by the artist. Her work rarely becomes available. Provenance: Sarasota, Florida estate. Anna Berkovits was born in Hungary in 1911 and lived and worked in Budapest. She trained under the art teacher Almos Jaschik in Budapest. Later she was trained in ceramics by the artist Gador Istvan...Category
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsTerracotta
- “The Archer”By Pierre Le FaguaysLocated in Southampton, NYStunning, original Art Deco bronze of a male archer by the well known French sculptor, Pierre Le Faguays. Condition is very good. Verde green finish over bronze patina. Slight rubbed...Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsBronze
- "Female Torso"Located in Southampton, NYRosa Portugal marble torso of a woman. Unsigned. Late 20th century. In excellent condition. American School. 18.5 inches high by 10 wise by 7 inche...Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsMarble
- "The Farewell Kiss"By Evgeny LancerayLocated in Southampton, NYThis is a beautiful original bronze casting by the foremost Russian sculptor of his day Evgeny Lanceray. Artist signed on the base in Cyrillic (image 5) and is also inscribed on the ...Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsBronze
- "Bending Figure"By Chrissy HarrisLocated in Southampton, NYMarble free form sculpture by Chrissy Harris. Composition is cipollino green marble from Greece. Signed on base of marble sculpture. American School....Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsMarble
- "Female"By Michael PattersonLocated in Southampton, NYWonderful original granite sculpture by well known contemporary artist Michael Patterson. This work of the female form was completed in 2013. The sculpture is attached to a white m...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsStone
You May Also Like
- Signed Bruno Innocenti Female Nude Sculpture Relief 20 century plaster woodBy Bruno InnocentiLocated in Florence, ITThe bass-relief is made of plaster painted with the warm color tone of the earth in order to represent terracotta. The subject is a juvenile girl, as we can see by the tenderness and...Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Nude Sculptures
MaterialsTerracotta, Plaster, Wood Panel
- Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA ArtistBy George AaronsLocated in Surfside, FLTwo Figures (Mother and son) 9" x 17" terracotta sculpture, signed lower left mounted to wood panel, 15 1/2" x 23 1/2" George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russ...Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsWood, Terracotta
- The Rudder, Terracotta, 1930sBy Ugo CiprianiLocated in Saint Amans des cots, FRFrench Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ugo Cipriani (1887-1960), France, 1930s. A man operating a rudder. Measurements : Width : 31"(79cm), Height : 16.7"(42.5cm), Depth : 8.7"(22cm...Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsTerracotta
- 1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds FairBy Chester BeachLocated in New York, NY1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair is available for sale. This sculpture, "Riders of the Elements," is the original 7' plaster maquette from the NYC 1939 World's Fair by Chester Beach...Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsCanvas, Oil, Photographic Paper, Plaster
- The Falconer, Art Deco British Plaster Sculpture by Richard Garbe RABy Richard GarbeLocated in London, GBRICHARD GARBE, RA (1876-1957) The Falconer Signed and dated on the reverse: Richard Garbe, ARA / 1932 Patinated plaster 49.5 cm., 19 ½ in. high Proven...Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsPlaster
- Richard Garbe - Helios - Early 20th Century British patinated plaster sculptureBy Richard GarbeLocated in London, GBRICHARD LOUIS GARBE, RA (1876-1957) Helios Signed and dated 1929 Plaster with patinated surface 86 cm., 33 ¾ in. high Garbe was born in Dalston, London, the son of Gustave Garbe,...Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures
MaterialsPlaster
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Hands Of Adam
Green Art Deco Sculpture
Italy Art Deco Sculpture
American Art Deco Sculpture
Art Deco Chicago
Art Deco Plaster
Art Deco Berlin
Adam Eve
Adam And Eve
Adam Period
Art Deco Terracotta
Han Style Sculpture
Art Deco Plaster Sculpture
Large Art Deco Figurative Sculpture
Adam Greener
Adam Green
Large Sculpture Art Deco Style
Plaster Shell