Rare Terracotta Balinese Boy Sculpture by A. Fleischmann
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(l Arthur John Fleischmann (Czech/Australia, 1896-1990), Balinese boy, terracotta sculpture, incised on reverse 'A. Fleischmann', made in 1938 with original wooden stand, 28 cm high, 26 cm wide, note: Fleischmann was born in Pressburg, Austro- Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia), and studied Art in Prague, Vienna, Italy and France before arriving in Australia in 1939. En-route to Australia he worked in Bali for six months in 1938, and during this stay he completed 25 terracotta studies of local people which he brought with him to Australia. Few have survived and only four known examples have appeared on the open market in the last 30 years. A rare piece.
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Terracotta - Terracotta is lightly fired earthenware, red or reddish-brown in colour, used in ancient times. Fired at higher temperatures terracotta was used in the nineteenth century for decorative vases and similar objects, but rarely for utilitarian goods. Other uses for terracotta include roofing tiles, garden pots and ornaments. Glazed terracotta is known as faience.
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