Franz Hagenauer, Austrian, 1906 to 1986, a hand carved wooden sculpture depicting a bust of an African woman with a brass necklace. Mounted on a brass base. Marked, Hagenauer, Wien, made in Austria, on the bottom. Franz Hagenauer created an extensive oeuvre characterized by a tension filled synthesis of sculpture and refined arts and crafts. Based on the human body and on shapes derived from the flora and fauna, Hagenauer went through all the modes of expression, influenced in phases by Neo Classicism, the Bauhaus movement, Art Deco and the topoi of popular culture. Often reduced to mere ovoids, his heads and busts from chased metal, created from the late 1920s, are among the most radical Modernist forays in Austrian art of the interwar period. Vintage and Modern European Sculptures, Statues, Figures, Home Decor, Interior Design, and Collectibles.