Karl Sterrer, Austrian, 1844 to 1918, hand-painted gilt polychrome bas relief ceramic plaque depicting an allegorical figure, from the series of Virtues of Painting and Sculpture, 1892. Signed and dated lower right. Marked with a foundry factory stamp J. Kalmar Geschutzt lower left. Framed. Karl Sterrers artwork was dominated by classical and historical figurative sculptures, often created for the Neo-Baroque and Greek Renaissance palaces built along the Ringstrasse; his most significant works were commissioned for the Parliament building and the Neue Burg. Sterrer also produced decorative bronze figures and plaques many of which were successfully edited by foundries such as Kalamar. Amongst his most recognizable works was a series of allegorical plaques depicting subjects such as Painting and Sculpture, Water, Day and Night, and Artemis and Ganymede; he also produced bronze figural groups, clearly influenced by the work of artists such as Clodion but tempered by an emerging Art Nouveau aesthetic. One of a kind artwork.