Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba was fascinated by the American West, creating dynamic cast bronze sculptures of cowboys, Native Americans and buffalo. Between 1895 and 1912, his polychrome pieces captured the attention of an American audience, while his domestic statutory work in Austria helped solidify his artistic reputation.
He was born the son of a shoemaker in 1865 in Vienna, Austria. He later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna before learning from sculptor Karl Waschmann and sculptor and medallist Stefan Schwartz.
Although some accounts have Kauba traveling to the United States to create models and sketches, scholars have questioned the inaccuracies in his work’s weapon detailing and equestrian costumes. Kauba loved the Western tales of German author Karl May and was known to have a friend in Ohio who mailed him costume material, all of which may have provided his references for art.
Kauba’s bronze work is recognized as exceptional Viennese craftsmanship imbued with artistic intricacies and realism. His sculptures of cavalrymen, cowboys and Indigenous people from the American West put him in the same category as titans of American Western art like Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell.
Original Carl Kauba art experienced a resurgence in popularity during a 1950s advertising campaign for Latendorfer in New York. His works have remained prized by Wild West collectors everywhere.
Kauba’s art has been exhibited at many American art galleries, including the Thomas Nygard Gallery in Montana and the Ophir Gallery in New Jersey.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Carl Kauba decorative objects, collectibles and more.
Bronze Sculpture Representing an Indian American, 19th-Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This bronze sculpture depicts a Native American in an upright, dignified pose, wearing the traditional attire of the North American Plains peoples. The statue is crafted from 100% b...
Marble, Bronze
$7,570
H 8.27 in W 4.73 in D 9.06 in
Patinated Bronze Figure of a Native American Scout by Carl Kauba, circa 1910
By Carl Kauba
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine patinated bronze figure of a Native American scout by Carl Kauba. Austrian, circa 1910. Signed in the cast 'Carl Kauba'. The figure cast as an American Native scou...
Bronze
Austrian Bronze Indian Group, Carl Kauba (1865-1922)
By Carl Kauba
Located in New York, NY
Austrian bronze Indian group. Signed Carl Kauba.
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Patinaed Native American Chief Sculpture on Base
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian style bronze multicolored patinaed figure of Native American chief with rifle standing on a travertine base (Kalba style)
Bronze
$6,500
H 26.5 in W 10 in D 9 in
19th Century Biedermeier Bronze Patina Native American Chief Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian style bronze multicolored patinaed figure of Native American chief with rifle standing on a travertine base (Kalba style)
Bronze
$7,570
H 7.88 in W 5.12 in D 8.27 in
Bronze Figure of a Native American Scout with Rifle by Carl Kauba, circa 1910
By Carl Kauba
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine patinated bronze figure of a Native American scout with rifle, by Carl Kauba. Austrian, circa 1910. Signed in the cast 'Carl Kauba'. The figure cast as an American...
Bronze
Native American Chief, 20th Century Bronze Sculpture
Located in Beachwood, OH
Max Sandor (Austrian, 1897-1945) Native American Chief, 20th Century Bronze Signed on base 11 x 6 x 4.5 inches Condition: Arrow is missing from hand. Max Sandor (1897-1945), also k...
Bronze
$103,238
H 43.71 in W 21.26 in D 11.82 in
Large Antique 19th Century Bronze Native American Warrior Sculpture Henri Plé
By Henri Honoré Plé
Located in London, GB
Large Antique 19th Century Bronze Native American Warrior Sculpture Henri Plé French, 1885 Height 111 cm, width 54 cm, depth 30 cm This dramatic bronze by Henri-Honoré Plé captures ...
Bronze
$4,236
H 20.87 in W 15.36 in D 9.85 in
Bronze Sculpture Representing an Indian American with a Bear, 19th-Century Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This sculpture depicts an Indian American in a dynamic pose, holding a bear aloft. The scene illustrates a moment related to the hunting traditions of Indigenous peoples. The statue...
Marble, Bronze
$3,059
H 28.35 in W 11.42 in D 9.45 in
Indian Sculpture in Patinated Bronze, Western Style, 20th Century
By Frederic Remington
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Indian Sculpture in patinated bronze, western style, after Frederic Remington. This bronze sculpture depicts a Native American warrior standing firmly, holding a spear, with a compos...
Bronze
19th Century Russian bronze group of lovers on horse back.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century Bronze group of a soldier on horse back kissing his lover. Signed to the base. Batch 75. 57524. BCKZN
Bronze
Large 19th Century Classical Bronze statue of Amalthea
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality large 19th century bronze statue of a semi nude female of Amalthea in Marie Antoinette’s dairy. The original is marble from 1787.. There were different traditions regarding Amaltheia.[3] Amaltheia is sometimes represented as the goat who nurtured the infant-god in a cave in Cretan Mount Aigaion ("Goat Mountain"),[4] sometimes as a goat-tending nymph[5] of uncertain parentage (the daughter of Oceanus,[6] Helios,[7] Haemonius,[8] or—according to Lactantius—Melisseus[9]).[10] The possession of multiple and uncertain mythological parents indicates wide worship of a deity in many cultures having varying local traditions. Other names, like Adrasteia, Ide, the nymph of Mount Ida...
Bronze
Large classical 19th Century Bronze Statue
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality classical Italian bronze statue of a mother and child.
Bronze
C19th Bronze Arab girl, signed Guillot
By Anatole Guillot
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting late 19th Century French cold painted bronze statue of a young Arab girl leaning against a wall, holding a water jug. Guillot (1865-1911), French sculptor of the second...
Bronze
Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses, after Coustou
By Coustou
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century bronze Marly horse, having a good patina, after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746.
Bronze
Large 19th Century Bronze Statue of Stella
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large good quality 19th century bronze statue of Stella with child, having a wonderful patina.
Bronze
