Sitzender mit erhobenen Armen. 1932/33.
Bronze with brown patina.
With the monogram on the underside. Height: 22 cm (8.6 in).

The original plaster and possibly the bronze or zinc cast were lost during his lifetime. In 1993, Isermeyer mentions only two later casts in private ownership (including his own copy). [KA].

• Very rare. One of only two known bronze re-casts.
• Inspired by ancient imagery, the figure is a beautiful representation of human proportions.
• In 2006, Blumenthal's artistic work was honored in the exhibition “Sterngucker. Hermann Blumenthal und seine Zeit” at the Georg-Kolbe-Museum in Berlin, on the occasion of the artist's 100th birthday.

PROVENANCE: Dr. C. A. Isermeyer, Hamburg.
Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Düsseldorf.
Private collection, Hamburg.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 2010).

EXHIBITION: Deutsche Bildhauer, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Museum, Krefeld, April-June 1940, cat. no. 27 (presumably a different copy).
Hermann Blumenthal 1905-1942. Plastiken und Zeichnungen, Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, April 20-May 29, 1949, cat. no. 16 (presumably a different copy).
Hermann Blumenthal 1905-1942, Bremen; Osnabrück; Düren Berlin, 1981, cat. no. 20 (presumably a different copy).

LITERATURE: Christian Adolf Isermeyer, Hermann Blumenthal. Das plastische Werk, Stuttgart 1993, no. F 36 (illu.).

In good condition. Partially with minimal oxidation marks. A small rubbing on the right arm.