Sale: 378 / Post War / Contemporary Art, May 07. 2011 in Munich Lot 142

Alfred Hrdlicka - Richard Wagner


142
Alfred Hrdlicka
Richard Wagner, 1985.
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 1,400 / $ 1,498
Sold:
€ 1,500 / $ 1,605

(incl. surcharge)
Bronze with gold brown patina
Lewin 195/a. With monogram stamp on underside, the stamped inscription "EA" and the foundry mark "Venturi Arte". One of ten copies added to the edition of 80 copies. 24 x 18 x 12 cm (9,4 x 7 x 4,7 in)
"On occasion of the cycle 'Adalbert Stifter - Richard Wagner' the artist created the two fictitious portraits of the two 'failed revolutionaries'" (translated quote from Lewin, p. 370). Cast by bei Venturi Arte, Bologna 1985. Released by Galerie Hilger, Vienna 1985. With two drill holes for mounting on a base on underside. [DB].




142
Alfred Hrdlicka
Richard Wagner, 1985.
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 1,400 / $ 1,498
Sold:
€ 1,500 / $ 1,605

(incl. surcharge)