190
Horst Antes
Helmkopf, 1968.
Chrome-nickel steel
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 35,100 Sold:
€ 32,250 / $ 37,732 (incl. surcharge)
190
Horst Antes
Helmkopf, 1968.
Chrome-nickel steel
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 35,100 Sold:
€ 32,250 / $ 37,732 (incl. surcharge)
Horst Antes
1936
Helmkopf. 1968.
Chrome-nickel steel.
Signature and date scratched on the side. Unique object. 140.5 x 142 x 50 cm (55.3 x 55.9 x 19.6 in).
Made by metalworking shop Günter Weber, Karlsruhe-Neureut. [KA].
• Unique work.
• Iconic motif: The “Helmkopf” (Helmet Head) epitomizes Antes’s distinctive, mythically charged visual universe.
• Created during the late 1960s, the most significant period in Antes’s career.
• In the year this work was created, Horst Antes participated in the important documenta 4.
• The works from the 1960s are among the artist’s most sought-after on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• The Sprengel Museum Hannover currently shows a comprehensive solo exhibition dedicated to Horst Antes on the occasion of his 90th birthday (through July 2026).
PROVENANCE: Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich.
Private collection, Great Britain (acquired from the above).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Horst Antes. Ausstellung neuer Ölbilder und Plastiken, Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich, July 20–September 10, 1968 (illustrated in black and white).
Horst Antes. Metallplastiken (Metal Sculptures), Kunstverein Darmstadt, Kunsthalle am Steubenplatz, May 9–June 27, 1976, cat. no. 14 (illustrated in black and white).
LITERATURE: Erhardt D. Stiebner, Horst Antes. Metallplastik - Vollständiges Werkverzeichnis, Munich 1976, CR no. 14 (illustrated in black and white).
1936
Helmkopf. 1968.
Chrome-nickel steel.
Signature and date scratched on the side. Unique object. 140.5 x 142 x 50 cm (55.3 x 55.9 x 19.6 in).
Made by metalworking shop Günter Weber, Karlsruhe-Neureut. [KA].
• Unique work.
• Iconic motif: The “Helmkopf” (Helmet Head) epitomizes Antes’s distinctive, mythically charged visual universe.
• Created during the late 1960s, the most significant period in Antes’s career.
• In the year this work was created, Horst Antes participated in the important documenta 4.
• The works from the 1960s are among the artist’s most sought-after on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• The Sprengel Museum Hannover currently shows a comprehensive solo exhibition dedicated to Horst Antes on the occasion of his 90th birthday (through July 2026).
PROVENANCE: Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich.
Private collection, Great Britain (acquired from the above).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Horst Antes. Ausstellung neuer Ölbilder und Plastiken, Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich, July 20–September 10, 1968 (illustrated in black and white).
Horst Antes. Metallplastiken (Metal Sculptures), Kunstverein Darmstadt, Kunsthalle am Steubenplatz, May 9–June 27, 1976, cat. no. 14 (illustrated in black and white).
LITERATURE: Erhardt D. Stiebner, Horst Antes. Metallplastik - Vollständiges Werkverzeichnis, Munich 1976, CR no. 14 (illustrated in black and white).
""Helmkopf" (helmeted head) might stand for human undertakings. As an antithesis to the contemplative "Kopf in der Hand" it sees Man as a combatant capable of defending himself. By the helmet his face is both protected and concealed."
- Jürgen Thimme, quoted from: "An interpretation of the head sculptures by Antes for Karlsruhe University" in: Horst Antes. Metallplastik – Complete Catalogue Raisonné, München 1976, p. 31.
- Jürgen Thimme, quoted from: "An interpretation of the head sculptures by Antes for Karlsruhe University" in: Horst Antes. Metallplastik – Complete Catalogue Raisonné, München 1976, p. 31.
Horst Antes, “Helmkopf”, in the artist’s studio, photo: unknown. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
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