Magdalena GROSS (1891-1947), Head of a woman, ca. 1912

Patinated bronze, stone base; 33 x 23.5 x 32 cm (sculpture dimension), height with base: 47 cm;
embossed inscription on the back: ODLEW - L. KRANTZ - WARSAW XII;
Leon Krantz's company operated between 1908 and 1915, and in addition to Magdalena Gross, the foundry worked with other artists (among them were Henryk Kuna, Xawery Dunikowski, Jan Antoni Biernacki, Józef Gabowicz, Kazimierz Stanisław Ostrowski, Abraham Eisenberg, Konstanty Laszczka, Stanisław Czarnowski).
The head of a young woman with calm facial features bearing the hallmarks of a portrait. With her hair gathered in a loose bun above the nape of her neck and a short fringe gently obscuring her convex forehead.