210
Stephan Balkenhol
Giraffe, 2000.
Wooden sculpture
Estimate:
€ 40,000 / $ 46,800
Sold:
€ 38,700 / $ 45,279

(incl. surcharge)
210
Stephan Balkenhol
Giraffe, 2000.
Wooden sculpture
Estimate:
€ 40,000 / $ 46,800
Sold:
€ 38,700 / $ 45,279

(incl. surcharge)
 

Stephan Balkenhol
1957

Giraffe. 2000.
Wooden sculpture.
Height: 183 cm (72 in).
[MH].
• Charming wooden sculpture: Balkenhol’s giraffe combines the simplicity of his craftsmanship with a quiet, poetic effect.
• Animals as a motif in Balkenhol’s work—rare and more sought-after than his human figures on the auction market.
• Balkenhol is one of the best-known contemporary German sculptors, and his work is represented in major international collections
.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach.
Private collection (acquired from the above).
Private collection, USA (2001, Christie’s, Los Angeles).
Private collection, Bavaria (since 2018, Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf).

LITERATURE: Christie's, Los Angeles, December 5, 2001, lot 46 (illustrated).






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