Johann Joachim Winckelmanns Ende. 1967.
Bronze with brown patina.
Lewin 89. With stamped monogram and stamped number on left feet. From an edition of 20 copies. 42 x 56 x 20 cm (16.5 x 22 x 7.8 in).
Cast by Venturi Arte, Bologna, around 2005 (with foundry mark). [AR].
• Only sculptural work by the artist on the Winckelmann theme.
• The work shows the murder of the famous archeologist and art theorist.
• Violently intertwined figures are characteristic of Hrdlicka's sculptures.

We are grateful to the Alfred Hrdlicka-Archive, Vienna, www.alfred-hrdlicka.com, for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna (acquired in 2006).
Private collection Southern Germany.

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