Lot 250 
250
Georg Kolbe
Lauschende, 1941/42.
zinc
Estimate:
€ 50,000 / $ 54,000 Sold:
€ 95,250 / $ 102,870 (incl. surcharge)
Lauschende. 1941/42.
zinc.
Monogrammed on the plinth. Foundry mark “H. NOACK BERLIN” on the back of the plinth. One of 6 casts. Height: 132 cm (51.9 in).
Cast executed in 1942/43.
• The figure of the “Lauschende” (Listener) ranks among the most admired works from Kolbe's later period due to its graceful posture, introspective yet penetrating gaze, and natural nonchalance.
• To date, “Lauschende” has only been offered once on the international auction market and is a rarity for its small number of casts (source: artprice.com)
• Cast during the artist's lifetime.
• “Lauschende” was conceived in 1941/42 and executed in zinc in 1942/1943 due to material shortage in World War II.
• Another cast used to be in the artist's estate, today it is part of the collection of the Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Lower Saxony.
EXHIBITION: Autumn Exhibition, Prussian Academy of Arts, Berlin, October - December 1942. Cat. no. 154 (presumably a different copy).
Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung 1942, Haus der Kunst, Munich 1942, cat. no. 552, ill. p. 61 (presumably a different copy).
LITERATURE: Ursel Berger, Georg Kolbe. Life and Work, Berlin 1990, no. 183 (different copy).
"An artwork is a translation of life into a language. It involves capturing and omitting myriad impressions, sorting and emphasizing what is essential."
Georg Kolbe, 1912
zinc.
Monogrammed on the plinth. Foundry mark “H. NOACK BERLIN” on the back of the plinth. One of 6 casts. Height: 132 cm (51.9 in).
Cast executed in 1942/43.
• The figure of the “Lauschende” (Listener) ranks among the most admired works from Kolbe's later period due to its graceful posture, introspective yet penetrating gaze, and natural nonchalance.
• To date, “Lauschende” has only been offered once on the international auction market and is a rarity for its small number of casts (source: artprice.com)
• Cast during the artist's lifetime.
• “Lauschende” was conceived in 1941/42 and executed in zinc in 1942/1943 due to material shortage in World War II.
• Another cast used to be in the artist's estate, today it is part of the collection of the Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Lower Saxony.
EXHIBITION: Autumn Exhibition, Prussian Academy of Arts, Berlin, October - December 1942. Cat. no. 154 (presumably a different copy).
Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung 1942, Haus der Kunst, Munich 1942, cat. no. 552, ill. p. 61 (presumably a different copy).
LITERATURE: Ursel Berger, Georg Kolbe. Life and Work, Berlin 1990, no. 183 (different copy).
"An artwork is a translation of life into a language. It involves capturing and omitting myriad impressions, sorting and emphasizing what is essential."
Georg Kolbe, 1912
250
Georg Kolbe
Lauschende, 1941/42.
zinc
Estimate:
€ 50,000 / $ 54,000 Sold:
€ 95,250 / $ 102,870 (incl. surcharge)
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