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'VENUS UND AMOR' (1952)

Lot 1050
13.03.2021 10:00UTC +01:00
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AuctioneerHargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Event locationGermany, Düsseldorf
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Lot 1050 | 'VENUS UND AMOR' (1952)
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€ 30 000 – 60 000
GERHARD MARCKS 1889 Berlin - 1981 Burgbrohl 'Venus und Amor' (1952) Bronze, braun patiniert. H. 82 cm. Auf dem Sockel mit Künstlersignet, seitlich mit Gießereistempel 'Guss Barth Berlin' und Exemplarnummer 'III'. Über einem rechteckigen Sockel ganzfigurige Darstellung der Venus, Amor das Bogenschießen beibringend. Minimalst berieben Es handelt sich um eine äußerst seltene Plastik des Künstlers, von der nur drei Güsse bekannt sind. Das erste Exemplar besitzt die Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung in Bremen und das zweite die Stadtverwaltung in Herne. Die vorliegende Plastik ist der dritte Guss, der vorher im Kunsthandel war und sich ab 1998 in einer nordrhein-westfälischen Privatsammlung befand. Die Plastik entstand im Jahr 1952 nach mehreren Entwürfen von 1930, die vom Künstler an einem Strand auf einem Skizzenblatt festgehalten wurden. Nachträglich entstanden von Marcks überarbeitete Köpfe der beiden Figuren als Einzelwerke (WV 594a und 594b). Literatur: Busch, Günther/ Rudloff, Martina: Gerhard Marcks. Das plastische Werk, 2. Auflage, 1977, Nr. 594, S. 370. Expertise: Kaufbeleg vom Kunsthandel 'Frye & Sohn' Münster ist beigefügt. Provenienz: Privatsammlung NRW.
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