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Fritz Klimsch - Bronze
 

Fritz Klimsch
Beschaulichkeit, 1924
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 8,000
Current bid:
€ 17,145
(incl. surcharge)
Lot description
Beschaulichkeit. Vor 1924.
Bronze with black brown patina.
Braun 121. With the signature and the foundry mark "H NOACK BERLIN" in bottom edge on the reverse. 31 x 30.5 x 18 cm (12.2 x 12 x 7 in).
Hermann Braun was able to identify the date "before 1924" on basis of the fact that a nephew of Fritz Klimsch acquired a copy of "Beschaulichkeit" in 1924 (cf. Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Eine Dokumentation, Cologne 1991, p. 359). [KT].
• Klimsch is one of the most famous modern sculptors in the Weimar Republic.
• His female nudes, which show the influence of Aristide Maillol and Wilhelm Lehmbruck, are particularly successful.
• Lyrical-atmospheric work emanating a meditative calmness
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PROVENANCE: Private collection Northern Germany.
Private collection Schleswig-Holstein.

LITERATURE: Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Werke, Hanover 1980, pp. 50f., no. 7 (with illu., different copy).

In good condition, with a fine patina.
Fritz Klimsch
Beschaulichkeit, 1924
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 8,000
Current bid:
€ 17,145
(incl. surcharge)