Wilhelm Lehmbruck

188 - Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Duisburg 1881 - 1919 Berlin Duisburg 1881 - 1919 Berlin Büste der Knieenden (so called "Geneigter Frauenkopf"). Paris 1912-1914. Rötlicher Ton. Rückseitig unten rechts geritzt signiert "W. LEHMBRUCK". Die rechte Brust Terracotta sculpture. On the back lower right signed "W. LEHMBRUCK". On the right breast damaged along the edge. Minimal firecracks. One of 6 old terracotta sculptures documented by Schubert, cast during the artist's lifetime. Today 3 of them are in museum possession (Davos, Kirchner-Museum, on long-term loan; Vienna, Österreichische Galerie; Cologne, Museum Ludwig) and 3 in private possession, of these one with uncertain history resp. lost, 1 cast with provenance Galerie Flechtheim/Hugo Simon, Berlin-Paris and the cast offered here. 43.5 cm high Simon, Berlin-Paris sowie das hier vorliegende Exemplar. Höhe 43,5 cm Provenienz: Provenance: Collection Aäron Vecht, Amsterdam, at least since the 1920's, since thenFamily Property (acquired in Paris ca. 1918-1920) Publikation: Schubert, Dietrich: Wilhelm Lehmbruck. Catalogue Raisonné der Skulpturen. Exhibited: Probably Berlin June 1928 (Gallery Ferdinand Moeller, Kat. Nr. 82 "Kopf der Knienden") Amsterdam, September 1930 (Kunstzalen A. Vecht) 1993 Art fair Maastricht Diskussionen evozierte. Die vorliegende Terrakottabüste entstand mittels eines Schnittes Publication: Schubert, Dietrich: Wilhelm Lehmbruck. Catalogue Raisonné of the sculptures. 1898-1919. Worms 2001, p. 244. Lehmbruck nicht immer nach einem Modell zu arbeiten pflegte, darf man auch bei der "The sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck is considered a pioneer of 20th century sculpture. His artistic career began in 1895 when he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in Düsseldorf. After his father's death in 1899 he briefly worked as an assistant in a sculptor's studio, but continued his artistic training in 1901 at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. As Karl Janssen's master pupil he was awarded scholarships and the free use of a studio. His first works are influenced by Constantin Emil Meunier and Käthe Kollwitz. Their social subjects are inspired by early works of Emil Zola and Gerhard Hauptmann. The student was greatly impressed by the first large Rodin exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1904. His further development, too, was determined by his artistic relationships: When Wilhelm Lehmbruck went to Paris in 1910 he met Henri Matisse, Alexander Archipenko, Constantin Brancusi and Amadeo Modigliani who inspired his move towards Expressionist sculpture. Lehmbruck exhibited a "Standing Woman" and the "Kneeling Woman" at the "Salon d'Automne". In 1911/12 the "Salon des Indepéndents" and the "Sonderbund-Exhibition" in Cologne, too, included works by Lehmbruck." Source: www.wilhelm-lehmbruck.com Schluss, "daß die rohen Güsse mit Hohlräumen von Lehmbruck selbst stammen müssen, die Literatur: Schubert, Dietrich: Die Kunst Lehmbrucks. Worms 1981, S. 154. Brockhaus, Christoph [Hg.]: Wilhlm Lehmbruck 1881-1919. Das plastische und malerische Werk. Gedichte und Gedanken. Sammlungskatalog - Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg, Köln 2005.

Duisburg 1881 - 1919 Berlin

Catalogueprice: 350.000 - 450.000 €

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