A large figurine depicting the famous female dancer Ruth St. Denis

Steingut. On a three-tiered pedestal, a depiction of the walking dancer Ruth St. Denis with an open abdomen, in an Eastern costume, during her performance of the dance "Radha" ("Dance of the Five Senses," premiered in 1906). Behind her on the pedestal are two baskets with roses. Polychrome underglaze painting. Model No. 3992, designed around 1911/1912.
Condition: with minor glaze chips. Markings: "Rose," manufacturer's mark with the inscription "Made in Austria"; a small press mark with an illegible monogram.
Height 53.5 cm. The famous American dancer Ruth St. Denis (1879–1968) performed her show "Radha" during her European tour of 1906–1909 with great success, including in Paris, Berlin, and Vienna. See Dechant / Goldscheider, p. 379 with illustration; a large figurine "Ruth" by Goldscheider, depicting the famous female dancer Ruth St. Denis, created around 1911/1912. Polychrome painting and glazed ceramics.

Minor restorations, small glaze chips. Manufacturer's mark. Austria. Vienna. Friedrich Goldscheider. Circa 1922–1930.