Pair of Candlesticks by Gustav Gurschner: ‘Personification of the Wind’

Celebrated by contemporaries for his “ingenious combination of purpose and beauty”, Gustav Gurschner’s “The Wind” unites utility and craftsmanship to create this mesmerizing pair of bronze candlesticks. The figural pair are suspended in mid-air, swathed in a sheer fabric seemingly whipped around by the force of a heavy gale. The nude and barefoot forms mold their bodies into the invisible wind, balancing delicately on pooling fabric below their feet. The sheerness of the fabric is masterfully executed through delicate chasing, enabling the wind-swept pair to appear almost life-like under the flickering light of a candle.