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Renée Sintenis
Junger Elefant, 1926.
Bronze with brown and green patina
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 22,600 Sold:
€ 43,180 / $ 48,793 (incl. surcharge)
Junger Elefant. 1926.
Bronze with brown and green patina.
The right hind leg bears the monogram “RS” and the right front leg bears the foundry mark “H. Noack Berlin Friedenau”. Height: ca. 8.8 cm (3.4 in).
[MH].
• Renée Sintenis is one of the most influential German modernist sculptors.
• “Junger Elefant” (Young Elephant) is a prime example of Sintenis' stylized yet expressive animal depictions.
• The small elephant sculpture is particularly endearing for its charming, almost childlike curiosity.
• The minimalist design makes this small bronze sculpture a timeless masterpiece.
• Sintenis is the creator of the Berlin Bear (1956).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bavaria (gifted within the family).
LITERATURE: Ursel Berger, Günther Ladwig (eds.), Renée Sintenis. Das plastische Werk, Berlin 2013, p. 106, catalogue raisonné no. 086 (illustrated, different copy).
Britta E. Buhlmann, Renée Sintenis. Werkmonographie der Skulpturen, Darmstadt 1987, catalogue raisonné no. 220.
Bronze with brown and green patina.
The right hind leg bears the monogram “RS” and the right front leg bears the foundry mark “H. Noack Berlin Friedenau”. Height: ca. 8.8 cm (3.4 in).
[MH].
• Renée Sintenis is one of the most influential German modernist sculptors.
• “Junger Elefant” (Young Elephant) is a prime example of Sintenis' stylized yet expressive animal depictions.
• The small elephant sculpture is particularly endearing for its charming, almost childlike curiosity.
• The minimalist design makes this small bronze sculpture a timeless masterpiece.
• Sintenis is the creator of the Berlin Bear (1956).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bavaria (gifted within the family).
LITERATURE: Ursel Berger, Günther Ladwig (eds.), Renée Sintenis. Das plastische Werk, Berlin 2013, p. 106, catalogue raisonné no. 086 (illustrated, different copy).
Britta E. Buhlmann, Renée Sintenis. Werkmonographie der Skulpturen, Darmstadt 1987, catalogue raisonné no. 220.
236
Renée Sintenis
Junger Elefant, 1926.
Bronze with brown and green patina
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 22,600 Sold:
€ 43,180 / $ 48,793 (incl. surcharge)
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