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Seal

From book "My First Ninety Years"
Berlin, between 1905 and 1910
cast bronze
pedestal: black marble
h. 4.7 cm
pedestal: 4.4 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm
MGZ 4744

A little sculpture that does not create a cheap illusion of reality, but is a completely new creature. Berlin Art Nouveau at the top of its bent. The little sculpture reveals Tilla’s love for animals, their expressions and their speech. She had nineteen or more of them in her flat in Berlin.

Literature: Šterk, Slavko. Tilla Durieux and Her Art Collection in Zagreb. Zagreb: Zagreb City Museum, 1986, p. 41