Magdalena. 1993.
Iron.
Clarenbach 972. Plinth with monogram. One of 2 copies in iron. Additionally another copy in bronze, painted. 75.5 x 38.5 x 20.5 cm (29.7 x 15.1 x 8 in). [JS].

• Very rare. One of only three copies.
• Particularly expressive work in the maximally reduced figuration characteristic of Koenig's oeuvre.
• Since the 1980s, the theme of death has occupied a special place in Koenig's work, resulting in his famous epitaphs as well as the groups of works "Paolo and Francesca" and "Icarus".
• In "Magdalena", Koenig combines the erotic motif of earlier works with the Christian iconography of the Descent from the Cross.
• For the first time offered on the international auction market.
• Koenig's sculptures are in numerous important collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.

PROVENANCE: Fritz-und Maria-Koenig-Foundation, Landshut.

LITERATURE: Dietrich Clarenbach, Fritz Koenig. Skulpturen. Catalogue raisonné, Munich 2003, no. 972 (full-page illu., p. 77, 240 and 241).