Gustav Gurschner
Gustav Gurschner (1873-1970) was an Austrian sculptor, medallist and craftsman who, as a founding member of the Vienna Secession and the Hagenbund, made a significant contribution to Viennese arts and crafts around 1900.
Trained at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, he spent time studying in Munich and Paris before settling permanently in Vienna in 1898. During his lifetime, Gurschner was highly regarded as a portraitist and medallist.
Gurschner's archaic-looking bronze vessels with characteristic ornamentation and his eclectically designed everyday objects form a separate area of Art Nouveau collecting.
Selected works by Gustav Gurschner
Inkwell Gustav Gurschner ca. 1907
Inkwell with Etruscan spiral decoration, design Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1907, bronze...
Desk lamp with Loetz-shade Gustav Gurschner ca. 1903
Secessionist desk lamp with Loetz-shade, design Gustav Gurschner, shade Johann Loetz Witwe, decor orange verlaufend PG 1/89, circa 1903...
Bronze vase Gustav Gurschner ca. 1906
Large bronze vase with leaf ornament, design Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1906, cast bronze, signed
Table lamp "Flora" Gustav Gurschner 1900
Figural table lamp "Flora", design Gustav Gurschner, bronze cast and patinated, 1900, signed
Bronze vase Gustav Gurschner ca. 1905
Bronze vase, design by Gustav Gurschner, execution by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1905, signed
Inkwell with crouching mermaid Gustav Gurschner ca. 1899
Inkwell with crouching mermaid, Gustav Gurschner, ca. 1899, patinated bronze, cast, signed
Writing set Gustav Gurschner ca. 1909
Rare large writing set with two inkwells and a letter tray, design Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by foundry Berndorf, ca. 1909, bronze...
Figural candle holder Gustav Gurschner ca. 1901
Figural candle holder "Leuchterweibchen", Gustav Gurschner, ca. 1901, bronze, patinated, signed
Ashtray Gustav Gurschner ca. 1908
Bronze ashtray with match stand, design Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1908, bronze, marked
Table lamp with spiral ornamentation Gustav Gurschner ca. 1905
Table lamp with spiral ornamentation, design by Gustav Gurschner, execution by K.K. Kunst-Erzgießerei Wien, ca. 1905, bronze, copper...
Flower-vase Gustav Gurschner ca. 1907
Bronze-vase with Etruscan ornaments, design Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1907, bronze, signed
Table lamp Gustav Gurschner ca. 1902
Electric table lamp, design Gustav Gurschner, execution K.K. Kunst-Erzgießerei Wien, lampe shade by Wilhelm Kralik Sohn, Eleonorenhain, ca...
Table lamp Gustav Gurschner ca. 1900
Table lamp with Loetz-shade, design by Gustav Gurschner, execution by K.K. Kunst-Erzgießerei Wien, lamp shade by Johann Loetz Witwe, decor...
Vide-poche Gustav Gurschner A. Förster ca. 1899
Small tray with stylized woman's face, design by Gustav Gurschner, execution by A. Förster Wien, ca. 1899, bronze, patinated, Schmuckstein...
Table clock Gustav Gurschner ca. 1899
Table clock with female figure "Psyche", Gustav Gurschner, ca. 1899, bronze, cast, chiseled and patinanted, wooden base, signed