Description

Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882 – 1943) Hoop Girl & Sonny Boy Cold-painted bronze

Circa 1930, Art Deco Period

Dimensions: 8.18 Inches Tall x 4.65 Inches wide x 2.75 inches deep.
(20.6 x 11.7 x 7.0 cm) (each, overall)

Marks: F. Preiss

Condition: Excellent. The two sculptures present well together on marble bases; no issues observed.

Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (13 February 1882 – 29 July 1943) was a German sculptor. He was one of the leading sculptors of the Art Deco period.

Ferdinand Preiss was born in Erbach im Odenwald as one of six children to Karl Daniel Heinrich Preiss and his wife Katharine Preiss née Elisabetham. He attended school s in Michelstadt and had aspirations to become an engineer. Both of his parents died within a short time span when he was 15 and shortly thereafter he was apprenticed to the ivory carver Philipp Willmann and lived with his family. In 1901 he traveled to Rome and Paris. He became a friend and acquaintance of Arthur Kassler in Baden-Baden, which led to the founding of the company Preiss & Kassler operating from Berlin. Kassler became the business-minded partner and Preiss controlled artistic production.

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