Franz Iffland

Iffland died in Berlin, Nazi Germany in 1935.

• Name — Franz Iffland • Born — 1862 • Birthplace — Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia • Died — 1935 (aged 72–73) • Place of death — Berlin, Nazi Germany • Field — Sculpture • Training — Königliche akademische Hochschule für die Bildenden Künste • Movement — Art Nouveau Art Deco • Works — The Archer Columbine

Iffland received his formal training at the Königliche akademische Hochschule für die Bildenden Künste. He was primarily known for his small bronze statues of young children and bust sculptures of young women. He was a painter as well, however sculpture dominated his output during his career.

• Illustration — A gilt bronze bust of a young woman by Iffland, dated 1893 • Illustration — Young Bacchus, c. 1891. Attributes relate to Michelangelo's Bacchus statue: grapes, ivy, lion or leopard skin, goblet (missing from right hand) The majority of his work was produced during the Art Nouveau or "jugendstil" period from 1887 to 1910, but late in his career he produced a number of art deco bronzes of nude women and genre statues of ordinary working people such as blacksmiths and farmers. One of Iffland's contemporaries, who worked during the same period as Iffland in Berlin and did similar types of sculptures, was Otto Schmidt-Hofer. Iffland also executed a few animal sculptures and sporting figure statues of archers, javelin throwers, and polo players. He presented his work in bronze at the Große Berliner Kunstaustellung (Great Berlin Art Exhibition) in 1893. Iffland typically applied dark brown patinas to his smaller bronzes but often elected to apply more elaborate patination to larger works intended for exhibition in art shows. A number of his more important statues featured gilt patinas in real 24 carat gold. Iffland's chryséléphantine pieces tend to bring the best prices at auction. One such example was Columbine which fetched $8,372 in a sale on 7 November 2007 at Christie's, London, South Kensington. Iffland employed a number of foundries to cast his bronzes, including the Kraas foundry in Berlin. Many of his sculptures bear the Kraas foundry mark.

Franz Iffland is recorded with the occupation sculptor. Recorded as a citizen of Germany.