Artist Signatures

Franz Bergmann

Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861 - 1936) was active/lived in Austria, United States.  Franz Bergmann is known for Foundry owner of art nouveau sculpture.

Franz Xaver Bergman (or Franz Xaver Bergmann) (1861-1936) was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronze Oriental, erotic and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objects d'art. Noted for his detailed and colorful work, and signed either with a 'B' in an urn-shaped cartouche or 'Nam Greb' or 'Namgreb' - 'Bergman' in reverse, he used these marks to disguise his identity on erotic works.

His father Franz Bergmann was a professional chaser* from Gablonz/Bohemia who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. His son Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861 - 1936) inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. Many of the bronzes from the 1900s were still based on designs from his fathers workshop.

He was not a sculptor himself as often described wrongfully. There were many anonymous sculptors, hired temporarily by the workshops. At the turn of the 19th/20th Century, there were about fif   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1966 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 1484 auction lots for Franz Bergmann (of which 966 auction records sold and 4 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Franz Bergmann as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Franz Bergmann in 0 of its research Essays. Franz Bergmann has 24 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Franz Bergmann available:    Josef Lorenzl,  Paul Édouard Delabrierre,  Eugène Laurent,  Agathon Leonard,  Paul Comolera,  Louis Riche,  Antonio Giovanni Lanzirotti,  Eugène Delaplanche,  Niels Simonsen,  René-Paul Marquet,  Ferdinand Barbedienne,  Emile Andre Boisseau,  Pierre Eugène Emile Hebert,  Jean Jules Salmson,  Fausto Giusto,  Girolamo Gianni,  Alfred Jacquemart,  Louis Auguste Mathurin Moreau,  Juan Clara Ayats,  Thomas Francois Cartier,  A Titze,  Emile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin,  Adolfo Cipriani,  Theophile De Bock