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Fritz Koenig
Ikarus, 1963.
Bronze with gray brown patina on base plate
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,800 Sold:
€ 20,574 / $ 22,631 (incl. surcharge)
Ikarus. 1963.
Bronze with gray brown patina on base plate.
Clarenbach 326. With the monogram on the reverse. One of only 5 copies next to one in silver. 32 x 32 x 8.5 cm (12.5 x 12.5 x 3.3 in).
[AR].
• One of only 5 copies, next to a copy in silver.
• Characteristic play between supporting and weight-bearing elements.
• Upright and full of confidence, he places the dainty figure of Icarus between two massive, heavily weighing wings.
• Other bronzes by the artist are in numerous important collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany.
Bronze with gray brown patina on base plate.
Clarenbach 326. With the monogram on the reverse. One of only 5 copies next to one in silver. 32 x 32 x 8.5 cm (12.5 x 12.5 x 3.3 in).
[AR].
• One of only 5 copies, next to a copy in silver.
• Characteristic play between supporting and weight-bearing elements.
• Upright and full of confidence, he places the dainty figure of Icarus between two massive, heavily weighing wings.
• Other bronzes by the artist are in numerous important collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany.
119
Fritz Koenig
Ikarus, 1963.
Bronze with gray brown patina on base plate
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,800 Sold:
€ 20,574 / $ 22,631 (incl. surcharge)