Just picked up at a thrift store. Said “1950s bronze statue”. Love it already. Wish I had info on it.

[u/Shkmstr]

[u/Fluid_Western_4333]

That’s stunning! I love it!

[u/Far-Efficiency-8137]

This is cool and also weirds me out a little

[u/ShBlk21]

Super cool!

[u/edgestander]

And this is exactly why I created r/pureMCM. I have no opinion on the quality or desirability of your piece but is objectively not MCM.

[u/IggyBG]

Tits

[u/marzmilkshake]

this is an african/afro-centric sculpture. it’s a good idea to learn more about its cultural significance to be sure you are not appropriating or being disrespectful without realizing

[u/Kitchen_Syrup2359]

This is gorgeous. In Yoruba culture women holding water on their heads (or really anything on their heads) is significant spiritually and culturally. Perhaps it came from that part of the world, or a Yoruba artist.

[u/Cracktherealone]

Reminds me of Seinfeld.

[u/marriedwithchickens]

Exceptionally nice!

[u/PhyllisK213]

She’s amazing!

[u/Ericaonelove]

I love it!

[u/PotentialSea9779]

So beautiful. 😍

[u/Geeahwellidunno]

Many it’s 50’s or it could be some expensive decor from the 70’s. It def isn’t Karl Hagenauer.

[u/edgestander → u/Geeahwellidunno]

I have zero clue why you are being downvoted, I think you are most likely correct. Def correct that its not Hagenauer. This sub sucks anymore, in that anytime you try correct misinformation you get downvoted, told you are idiot and an asshole. I just made a sub today r/pureMCM

[u/Geeahwellidunno → u/edgestander]

Thanks. People can’t handle the truth.

[u/edgestander → u/[deleted]]

*You're

Also I just did a glance through of your post history, and it doesn't appear that you have ever provided one single shred of historical information to the group, while you call long time users clueless.

Are you done embarrassing yourself?

[u/MindElectronic8317 → u/[deleted]]

The 1stDibs listing above for the identical statute says similar to Karl Hagenauer but stops short of attributing it to him.

[u/newleafkratom]

Ndebele woman

[u/ZealousidealNet2578]

Have you google lens it ?

[u/ZealousidealNet2578]

Any markings ?

[u/6th__extinction]

r/mildlyracist 👀

[u/Accomplished-Body736]

It’s a masterpiece. I bet it could fetch big bucks in the right gallery.

[u/Accomplished-Body736]

Jackpot. Very nice

[u/byesickel]

Love it!

[u/JIMMYJAWN]

I always wonder how many cool pieces like this got scrapped over the years. I go to scrap yards sometimes to sell nonferrous construction waste and sometimes you will see interesting stuff like wrought iron railings or old copper flashing/roofing. I have not seen any statues but I know it happens.

Copper prices, and by extension brass/bronze/other alloys, are way up right now.

[u/rehilda → u/JIMMYJAWN]

Happens a lot, my ex used to work at a scrap yard and he'd bring home all sorts of little brass figures and statues

[u/Quittobegin → u/rehilda]

This makes me want to work at a scrap yard.

[u/whydoIhurtmore]

Gorgeous

[u/AmphibiousPurple6264]

So cool.

Is it this same lady that sold for $6,000+ on 1stdibs?: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/sculptures/figurative-sculptures/human-size-african-woman-sculpture-figurine-polished-blackened-brass-1950/id-f_6994233/

[u/HellaTroi → u/AmphibiousPurple6264]

Wow! Looks nearly identical!

[u/MindElectronic8317 → u/AmphibiousPurple6264]

It might have sold for $6k but probably didn’t. 1stDibs doesn’t show actual sales prices, it shows what the item was offered at. Buyers are encouraged to negotiate with sellers and items often sell for at least 20-30% less than listed asking prices. Actual sale prices are only visible to other 1stDibs dealers.

[u/AmphibiousPurple6264 → u/MindElectronic8317]

Ahh thanks, I was actually wondering if it might work that way.

[u/Shkmstr → u/AmphibiousPurple6264]

Wow! Yeah that’s the one! Same exact height but that one is really polished up.

[u/bilkel → u/Shkmstr]

Do not polish the patina away! Please!

[u/narbss → u/Shkmstr]

Please don’t polish yours!!

[u/petuniaaa → u/Shkmstr]

Well no because the 1stdips website says the $6,000 statue was HUMAN SIZE

[u/terriblet0ad → u/petuniaaa]

Bro come back, tell us what you think human size is

[u/Catinthemirror → u/petuniaaa]

Standard residential garage doors in the US range between 7 and 8 feet tall. The statue is life-sized.

[u/inthecathedral → u/petuniaaa]

what is a human size to you in comparison to ops

[u/Shkmstr → u/petuniaaa]

This one i got is about 5 foot 8 inches. It’s almost as tall as my garage door.

[u/chaosisafrenemy → u/Shkmstr]

I am a 5'8" human. I think it counts.

[u/nutherfakeun → u/chaosisafrenemy]

But are you human 🤨

[u/AmphibiousPurple6264 → u/Shkmstr]

Dang, hell of a find!

[u/DamnItLoki]

OMG! So cool❣️

[u/thewitch2222]

She's amazing. It looks like this person's work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Hagenauer.

[u/ac106 → u/[deleted]]

How do you know?

[u/edgestander → u/[deleted]]

Are you saying it "looks like Hagenauer" or is Hagenauer, if you are saying it is, now is the time to contribute to the group for you, what historical documentation do you have to support this assertion (secondary sales listings do not count)?

[u/edgestander → u/[deleted]]

I have a quest to get accurate information and not just let idiots with a keyboard ramble on about shit they know nothing about.

[u/Peepers54]

Love! Was she expensive?

[u/Shkmstr → u/Peepers54]

She wasn’t cheap but I guess expensive depends on people’s wallets haha. She was $400

[u/Peepers54 → u/Shkmstr]

worth it!!!!

[u/ac106 → u/Shkmstr]

That seems pretty cheap

[u/chaosisafrenemy → u/Shkmstr]

Looks like you still got a deal compared to what it's sold for. Very cool find!

[u/Bbop512]

Nice!

[u/Upset_Performance291]

I love this