Lot 322
Back side
322
Georg Kolbe
Nereide/ Kniende I, 1922.
Bronze with red-brown patina
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 33,900 Sold:
€ 63,500 / $ 71,755 (incl. surcharge)
Nereide/ Kniende I. 1922.
Bronze with red-brown patina.
Sole of left foot with the monogram in ligature. Stand with the foundry mark "H. Noack Berlin Friedenau". Lifetime cast. 31 x 13.5 x 20.5 cm (12.2 x 5.3 x 8 in).
The 25 copies of this sculpture were only cast between May 1923 and the end of 1923 or early 1924. No posthumous casts were made. [SM].
• Lifetime cast.
• Particularly expressive posture.
• The title "Nereide" is a reference to Greek mythology: a nymph that glides over the waves.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Dr. Ursel Berger, Berlin, from Januar 27, 2010.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Hamburg.
Private collection USA.
Private collection Berlin.
LITERATURE: Ursel Berger, Georg Kolbe - Leben und Werk, Berlin, 1990, p. 267 (mentioned under cat no. 60).
Bronze with red-brown patina.
Sole of left foot with the monogram in ligature. Stand with the foundry mark "H. Noack Berlin Friedenau". Lifetime cast. 31 x 13.5 x 20.5 cm (12.2 x 5.3 x 8 in).
The 25 copies of this sculpture were only cast between May 1923 and the end of 1923 or early 1924. No posthumous casts were made. [SM].
• Lifetime cast.
• Particularly expressive posture.
• The title "Nereide" is a reference to Greek mythology: a nymph that glides over the waves.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Dr. Ursel Berger, Berlin, from Januar 27, 2010.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Hamburg.
Private collection USA.
Private collection Berlin.
LITERATURE: Ursel Berger, Georg Kolbe - Leben und Werk, Berlin, 1990, p. 267 (mentioned under cat no. 60).
322
Georg Kolbe
Nereide/ Kniende I, 1922.
Bronze with red-brown patina
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 33,900 Sold:
€ 63,500 / $ 71,755 (incl. surcharge)
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