Sale: 476 / Classics of the 20th Century III, Dec. 06. 2018 in Munich Lot 26

 

26
Fritz Klimsch
Beschaulichkeit, Vor 1924.
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,640
Sold:
€ 30,000 / $ 32,400

(incl. surcharge)
Beschaulichkeit. Vor 1924.
Bronze with black-green patina.
Braun 121. With the monogram in ligature on the sole of the left foot and with the foundry mark "H. Noack Berlin". Height: 31.6 cm (12.4 in).
Klimsch succeeded in creating a lyrical atmosphere without any sentimentality whatsoever by applying the motif onto a triangular layout. Braun specified the date "before 1924" on basis of the fact that a nephew of Fritz Klimsch acuired a copy of "Beschaulichkeit" in 1924. [JS].

PROVENANCE: Private collection Baden-Württemberg.

LITERATURE: Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Werke, Hanover 1980, pp. 50f., no. 7, with illu. (different copy).




26
Fritz Klimsch
Beschaulichkeit, Vor 1924.
Bronze
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,640
Sold:
€ 30,000 / $ 32,400

(incl. surcharge)