Valentin Kraus, Madonna mit dem Jesusknaben - photo 1
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Valentin Kraus, Madonna mit dem Jesusknaben

Starting price
€ 180
Auction dateClassic
24.02.2018 15:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Kunst- & Auktionshaus Dr. Dr. Richter - Dr. Kafitz OHG
Event location
Germany, Bamberg
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ID 36786
Lot 1043 | Valentin Kraus, Madonna mit dem Jesusknaben
Valentin Kraus, Stehende Madonna, Fayence, pastellfarben glasiert, um 1920. Zarte, schlanke Madonna in hellblauem Gewand, auf einem Sockel und einer gelb glasierten Kugel stehend, das blonde Haupt leicht geneigt. Mit beiden Armen hält die Muttergottes den Jesusknaben mittig vor sich, der, frontal dem Betrachter zugewandt, beide Hände zum Segensgestus erhoben hat. Die zarte Farbigkeit der Gewänder unterstreicht die elegische Ausstrahlung der Skulptur. Partiell kleine Brandflecke, minimale Unebenheiten der Glasur, Höhe: ca. 78 cm. Valentin Kraus (1873-1941): Bildhauer und Mönch des Benediktinerordens. Nach einer Ausbildung in Bischofsheim v. d. Rhön und Jahren der Wanderschaft Akademie-Ausbildung in München in den Jahren 1897-1903. In München ist Kraus als anerkannter Bildhauer mit Schwerpunkt christlicher Skulptur tätig. Er ist mit zahlreichen Skulpturen in bayerischen Kirchen vertreten, unter anderem in der Schotten-Kirche sowie weiteren Kirchen in Würzburg und in der Ottokirche in Bamberg, dort mit einem Majolika - Altar in der Seitenkapelle. Nach 1932 lebte Valentin Kraus als Mönch in der Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach. Vgl. Thieme / Becker, Bd. 21, S. 457.
Auction house category:Porcelain
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