Sale: 487 / Modern Art II, June 08. 2019 in Munich Lot 876

 

876
Gerhard Marcks
Cupido, 1960.
Bronze with brown patina
Estimate:
€ 7,000 / $ 7,490
Sold:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,700

(incl. surcharge)
Cupido. 1960.
Bronze with brown patina.
Rudloff 740. With the artist' signet on the plinth. Rear edge numbered and with the foundry mark "Guss Barth Berlin". From an edition of 8 copies. Height: 70 cm (27.5 in).
In mythology Cupido is the god of love and desire. In 1952 Mack made the first cupid figure in the group "Venus und Amor" (Rudloff 594). It shows Venus teaching Cupid archery. [CE].

PROVENANCE: Private collection Lower Saxony.




876
Gerhard Marcks
Cupido, 1960.
Bronze with brown patina
Estimate:
€ 7,000 / $ 7,490
Sold:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,700

(incl. surcharge)