Lot 100 | Georg Kolbe | Flehende
Calling time
03.06.2025 - ca.18:00 o'clock
Estimate
18.000
- 24.000
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52 € national (gross)
70 € EU (gross)
220 € international (gross)
KOLBE, GEORG
1877 Waldheim/Saxony - 1947 Berlin
Title: Flehende.
Date: 1944 (draft).
Technique: Bronze, gold-brown patinated.
Measurement: 43 x 18 x 18cm.
Notation: Monogrammed on the right underside of the base: GK (in ligature).
Foundry Mark: Below foundry mark: H.NOACK BERLIN.
The work is part of an edition of 12-18 bronze sculptures that were cast between 1945-1965.
Provenance:
- Eduard Plietsch Collection, Cologne
- Bayer AG, Leverkusen (acquired from the previous owner in 1952)
Literature:
- Berger, Ursel: Georg Kolbe - Leben und Werk. Mit dem Katalog der Kolbe-Plastiken im Georg-Kolbe-Museum, Berlin 1990, cat. no. 189, fig.
- Georg Kolbe is regarded as one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century
- Kolbes nude sculptures are an expression of his intense study of the depiction of modern man
- The work was created under the straining conditions of the Second World War and is a remarkable contribution to Post-War art
1877 Waldheim/Saxony - 1947 Berlin
Title: Flehende.
Date: 1944 (draft).
Technique: Bronze, gold-brown patinated.
Measurement: 43 x 18 x 18cm.
Notation: Monogrammed on the right underside of the base: GK (in ligature).
Foundry Mark: Below foundry mark: H.NOACK BERLIN.
The work is part of an edition of 12-18 bronze sculptures that were cast between 1945-1965.
Provenance:
- Eduard Plietsch Collection, Cologne
- Bayer AG, Leverkusen (acquired from the previous owner in 1952)
Literature:
- Berger, Ursel: Georg Kolbe - Leben und Werk. Mit dem Katalog der Kolbe-Plastiken im Georg-Kolbe-Museum, Berlin 1990, cat. no. 189, fig.
- Georg Kolbe is regarded as one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century
- Kolbes nude sculptures are an expression of his intense study of the depiction of modern man
- The work was created under the straining conditions of the Second World War and is a remarkable contribution to Post-War art
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Stock Id: 80374-272