Sale: 602 / Online Sale, Feb. 15. 2026 → Lot 166
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166
Fritz Koenig
Kleine Mensa, 1959.
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 13,920 Sold:
€ 37,520 / $ 43,523 (incl. surcharge)
166
Fritz Koenig
Kleine Mensa, 1959.
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 13,920 Sold:
€ 37,520 / $ 43,523 (incl. surcharge)
Fritz Koenig
1924 - 2017
Kleine Mensa. 1959.
Bronze with dark brown patina.
Base plate with the name. One of 5 casts. 22.8 x 23.7 x 6 cm (8.9 x 9.3 x 2.3 in), incl. base plate. [JS].
• Small version of the famous “Große Mensa” (1959), a cast of which is in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice.
• From his most productive period and in his characteristic, flat, abstract style.
• One of only 5 casts.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Berlin.
LITERATURE: Dietrich Clarenbach, Fitz Koenig. Skulpturen. Werkverzeichnis, 2003 Munich, p. 283, CR no. 200.
In good condition. With isolated small traces of oxidation and rubbing, as well as small irregularities in the patina, which are probably inherent to the work. Primarily in the area of the base plate with small cast-related fireclay adhesions. On the front left-hand side, in the corner area, there is a small area where the patina has been reworked or possibly retouched.
1924 - 2017
Kleine Mensa. 1959.
Bronze with dark brown patina.
Base plate with the name. One of 5 casts. 22.8 x 23.7 x 6 cm (8.9 x 9.3 x 2.3 in), incl. base plate. [JS].
• Small version of the famous “Große Mensa” (1959), a cast of which is in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice.
• From his most productive period and in his characteristic, flat, abstract style.
• One of only 5 casts.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Berlin.
LITERATURE: Dietrich Clarenbach, Fitz Koenig. Skulpturen. Werkverzeichnis, 2003 Munich, p. 283, CR no. 200.
In good condition. With isolated small traces of oxidation and rubbing, as well as small irregularities in the patina, which are probably inherent to the work. Primarily in the area of the base plate with small cast-related fireclay adhesions. On the front left-hand side, in the corner area, there is a small area where the patina has been reworked or possibly retouched.
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