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Fritz Klimsch
Beschaulichkeit, Um 1924.
Bronze with brown patina
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 11,500 Sold:
€ 11,430 / $ 13,144 (incl. surcharge)
224
Fritz Klimsch
Beschaulichkeit, Um 1924.
Bronze with brown patina
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 11,500 Sold:
€ 11,430 / $ 13,144 (incl. surcharge)
Beschaulichkeit. Um 1924.
Bronze with brown patina.
Verso with the signature and the foundry stamp “H. Noack Berlin”. Height: 30.5 cm (12 in).
Hermann Braun was able to determine the date “before 1924” based on the fact that a nephew of Fritz Klimsch purchased a copy of the “Beschaulichkeit” in 1924 (cf. Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Eine Dokumentation, Cologne 1991, p. 359). [EH].
• An intricate motif showing an inward-facing movement on a triangular ground.
• A lyrical, atmospheric work characterized by meditative calm.
• With a particularly beautiful patina.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Lower Saxony.
LITERATURE: Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Werke, Hanover 1991, no. 121, p. 359, illustrated on p. 172 (different copy).
Bronze with brown patina.
Verso with the signature and the foundry stamp “H. Noack Berlin”. Height: 30.5 cm (12 in).
Hermann Braun was able to determine the date “before 1924” based on the fact that a nephew of Fritz Klimsch purchased a copy of the “Beschaulichkeit” in 1924 (cf. Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Eine Dokumentation, Cologne 1991, p. 359). [EH].
• An intricate motif showing an inward-facing movement on a triangular ground.
• A lyrical, atmospheric work characterized by meditative calm.
• With a particularly beautiful patina.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Lower Saxony.
LITERATURE: Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Werke, Hanover 1991, no. 121, p. 359, illustrated on p. 172 (different copy).
“What is striking about Klimsch's work is that many of his sculptures vary a theme in ever-new ways – for example, the standing, lying or sitting nude. Some of these works show completely different types of movement, while others are only distinguished by slight nuances that only become apparent on closer inspection. The sculptures 'Am Strand' [On the Beach] [..] and 'Beschaulichkeit' [Contemplation] [..], which were created around the same time – the former in 1926 and the latter around 1924 – are a good example in this regard. [..] Despite the posture, which at first glance appears contorted and complicated, both sculptures radiate a great calm, appear introverted. [..] The sculptures show how Klimsch dealt with movement and how even the smallest changes in the representation allowed the motif to become interesting to him again.”
Sophia Dietrich, Der weibliche Akt und Variationen der Sitzenden, in: Die Bildhauer August Gaul und Fritz Klimsch, Frankfurt a. Main 2010, p. 245.
Sophia Dietrich, Der weibliche Akt und Variationen der Sitzenden, in: Die Bildhauer August Gaul und Fritz Klimsch, Frankfurt a. Main 2010, p. 245.
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