Bronze, Brass, Metal, Turquoise, ORIGINAL 8 day MOVEMENT in working order. Amazing Art Deco clock with artwork “Reigen weiblicher Akte” (Round Dance of female nudes). Made by german sculptor Professor Fritz Nuss for famous german clock manufactury KIENZLE about 1940. Solid and heavy cast-bronze with reliefed front and a very nice turquois patina. On the dial twelve golden indices and golden polished brass hands. Represents perfect the Art Deco – Bauhaus – Art era. ORIGINAL MOVEMENT IN WORKING ORDER (note one hand is a little loose but this does not stop this 8 day timepiece keeping good time). MODEL: KIENZLE cast-bronze desk/table/mantel clock Made in Germany. If one believes that Maillol’s influence can still be recognized in his early works, the more abstract and expressive figures of the 1950s and 1960s are more reminiscent of Henry Moore’s tendencies. The sculptural works of the 1970s and 1980s appear more moving and less static. After 1933 Nuss had adapted to the National Socialist conception of art. Since 1938 he took part regularly and with numerous works in the propaganda and sales shows of the Great German Art Exhibition. At the 1942 exhibition, Martin Bormann. Bought the sculpture Jüngling (kneeling figure) , and at the 1944 exhibition, the large sculpture Der Morgen was bought by Adolf Hitler. Nuss also designed numerous medals, for example for the weightlifting world championships in Stuttgart in 1977 and the John Cranko Prize in 1982. Also medals in honor of the single-handed sailor Claus Hehner. The sculptor Arno Breker. (1985) on behalf of the Arno Breker Society [2]. And two cast bronze medals with a portrait of Otto Marzinek were. Created by Fritz Nuss. In 1971, in the competition to issue a 5 DM commemorative coin for Albrecht Dürer’s 500th birthday, his design (2nd prize, a 1st prize was not awarded) was implemented. In Strümpfelbach now part of Weinstadt. , Fritz Nuss’s long-term residence, numerous figures from various creative periods can be seen. The parish church of St. Jodokus has a bronze door by Fritz Nuss. In the basement of the half-timbered town hall there is a well designed by him, which is visible behind a lattice gate. There is a figure created by Nuss, The Plum Knocker , in front of the town hall. In Stuttgart is decorated with four relief panels by his hand. He also designed the Elly-Heuss-Knapp-Gedächtnisbrunnen and the sculpture Großer Denker at the Wilhelmspalais. The sculpture seated reading can be found on Mailänder Platz. In Stuttgart’s Europaviertel. Works by Fritz Nuss can also be seen in the gallery of the city of Stuttgart and in the Museum Schwäbisch Gmünd. Various sculptures and fountains are in Aalen Reichstädter fountain in front of the New Town Hall, 1976; crucifix in St. Mark’s , Ellwangen angel of peace at the Church of St. Wolfgang , Freudenstadt, Göppingen, Mössingen and Schwabisch Gmund (Fountain in the Hinteren Schmiedgasse). The discus thrower bought by the city of Würzburg in 1940 stands on the Sanderrasen sports field , a sculpture previously set up in the Ringpark. In the spirit of the National Socialist view of art. Works can also be seen in the Münzkabinett of. The Staatliche Museen Berlin and the British Museum. 1973: Fritz Nuss – sculptures and medals , Kunsthaus Bühler, Stuttgart. 1980: Fritz Nuss, sculptor , Municipal Museum, Schwäbisch Gmünd. 1982: Fritz Nuss – sculptures and drawings , Gallery of the City of Stuttgart. 1982: Bietigheim City Library, Bietigheim-Bissingen. 1985: Schlichtenmaier Gallery, Dätzingen Castle. 1987: Town Hall, Aalen; Schlichtenmaier Gallery, Dätzingen Castle, Grafenau. 1988: Kunsthaus Bühler, Stuttgart. 2019: Fritz Nuss as a draftsman , Gallery of the City of Plochingen, Plochingen. The item “Rare Art Deco Patinated Bronze Kienzle Table Clock by Prof. Fritz Nuss” is in sale since Monday, October 26, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Antique Clocks\Mantel/Carriage Clocks\Post-1900″. The seller is “great_antiques2″ and is located in Leeds. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam, France, Germany, Italy, Spain.
- Style/ Origin/ Theme: Art Deco
- Clock Type: Mantel/ Carriage Clock
- Material: Bronze
- Clock Sub-Type: Mantel Clock
- Brand: Kienzle
- Age: Antique, Post-1900