Lot 438
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438
Karl Hartung
Weiblicher Torso, Um 1948/49.
Bronze with brown patina
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 22,600 Sold:
€ 25,000 / $ 28,249 (incl. surcharge)
Weiblicher Torso. Um 1948/49.
Bronze with brown patina.
Krause 412. Base with estate stamp and scratched number. Posthumous cast from an edition of seven copies. Height: 41.5 cm (16.3 in).
• Inspired by nature, the work is characterized by a reduced style and a timeles beauty
• Karl Hartung's anthropomorphous nudes from the years 1948/49 are among his most famous works
• Visualization of his artistic creation between figuration and abstraction.
We are grateful to the Estate Karl Hartung for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Estate Karl Hartung.
Collection Rauert, Hamburg (acquired from aforementioned in 2002).
EXHIBITION: (Each presumably different copy)
Karl Hartung, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, September 2 - October 12, 1952, cat. no. 90.
Karl Hartung, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, May 28 - June 28, 1953, afterwards at: Hamburger Kunstverein, Hamburg, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Kunsthalle, Bremen and others, cat. no. 28.
Abstraktion Figuration. Kunst in Deutschland 1945-1955, Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin, September 9 - November 15, 1989.
Sommergäste, Galerie Pels-Leusden, Kampen (Sylt), June 5 - August 20, 1994, Berlin, August 29 - October 9, 1994, cat. no. 62.
Karl Hartung. Werke und Dokumente, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, March 5 - June 1, 1998; Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin, June 21 - August 23, 1998; Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig, October 11 - November 22, 1998; Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten, Marl, December 6, 1998 - January 24, 1999 and Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Bremen, January 31 - April 11, 1999, cat. no. W31 (with black-and-white illu. on p. 110).
LITERATURE: (Different copy)
Cornelia Ewigleben und Hartwig Altenmüller, Die Sammlung Hubertus und Renate Wald, Hamburg 1998, p. 103 (with illu.).
Bronze with brown patina.
Krause 412. Base with estate stamp and scratched number. Posthumous cast from an edition of seven copies. Height: 41.5 cm (16.3 in).
• Inspired by nature, the work is characterized by a reduced style and a timeles beauty
• Karl Hartung's anthropomorphous nudes from the years 1948/49 are among his most famous works
• Visualization of his artistic creation between figuration and abstraction.
We are grateful to the Estate Karl Hartung for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Estate Karl Hartung.
Collection Rauert, Hamburg (acquired from aforementioned in 2002).
EXHIBITION: (Each presumably different copy)
Karl Hartung, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, September 2 - October 12, 1952, cat. no. 90.
Karl Hartung, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, May 28 - June 28, 1953, afterwards at: Hamburger Kunstverein, Hamburg, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Kunsthalle, Bremen and others, cat. no. 28.
Abstraktion Figuration. Kunst in Deutschland 1945-1955, Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin, September 9 - November 15, 1989.
Sommergäste, Galerie Pels-Leusden, Kampen (Sylt), June 5 - August 20, 1994, Berlin, August 29 - October 9, 1994, cat. no. 62.
Karl Hartung. Werke und Dokumente, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, March 5 - June 1, 1998; Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin, June 21 - August 23, 1998; Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig, October 11 - November 22, 1998; Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten, Marl, December 6, 1998 - January 24, 1999 and Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Bremen, January 31 - April 11, 1999, cat. no. W31 (with black-and-white illu. on p. 110).
LITERATURE: (Different copy)
Cornelia Ewigleben und Hartwig Altenmüller, Die Sammlung Hubertus und Renate Wald, Hamburg 1998, p. 103 (with illu.).
438
Karl Hartung
Weiblicher Torso, Um 1948/49.
Bronze with brown patina
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 22,600 Sold:
€ 25,000 / $ 28,249 (incl. surcharge)
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