Moses Kottler Bronze Torso 1892-1977 Signed

Bronze Sculpture Of A Tors0
Signed Moses Kottler and on original base
This piece was made for the family in 1947 by Moses Kottler
It is of a young Eunice Robinson 1919 - 2009 probably 28 at the time
Bronze measures 20cm and on the base 27cm
Comes with a letter from the family of provenance and it is signed to the base

Moses Kottler was born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth some give it as 1892, others as 1896. As a child, his parents moved to South Africa, but let him study in Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel). Although he showed an early interest in sculpting, there was no relevant training available in Palestine. Therefore, he studied painting and drawing at the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem and taught himself sculpting. In 1912 he visited his parents in South Africa, but returned to Europe to study in Munich and then to work in Paris and London. In 1915 he settled in South Africa.