Sale: 528 / Modern Art, June 11. 2022 in Munich Lot 444

 

444
Fritz Klimsch
Jugend, 1940-41.
Bronze with brown patina
Estimate:
€ 40,000 / $ 43,200
Sold:
€ 96,250 / $ 103,950

(incl. surcharge)
Jugend. 1940-41.
Bronze with brown patina.
Braun 207. With the signature next to the right foot. Rear of base with the foundry mark "NOACK BERLIN". 159.5 x 60 x 31 cm (62.7 x 23.6 x 12.2 in).
Post-war bronze cast.
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• One of the artist's largest bronzes on the international auction market.
• Excellent example of Klimsch's subtle and expressiv gesture.
• With a fine and harmonious patina
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PROVENANCE: Private collection Hesse.
Private collection Saarland (acquired from the above in ca. 2010).

EXHIBITION: Fritz Klimsch. Sonder-Ausstellung im Rahmen der 3. Frühjahrs-Ausstellung Mai-Juni 1942, Preußische Akademie der Künste, cat. no. 204, p. 14 (different copy).

LITERATURE: Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Werke, Hanover 1980, pp. 92f., with illu. (different copy).




444
Fritz Klimsch
Jugend, 1940-41.
Bronze with brown patina
Estimate:
€ 40,000 / $ 43,200
Sold:
€ 96,250 / $ 103,950

(incl. surcharge)