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Ernst Barlach
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Description
- Ernst Barlach
- RUSSISCHE BETTLERIN II (RUSSIAN BEGGAR-WOMAN II)
- inscribed E. Barlach
- bronze
- length: 41cm., 16 1/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Commeter, Hamburg
Private Collection
Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Cologne
Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1951)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection
Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Cologne
Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1951)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Friedrich Schult, Ernst Barlach, Das Plastische Werk, Hamburg, 1960, no. 71, illustration of another cast p. 65
Ernst Barlach (exhibition catalogue), Wiener Künstlerhaus, Vienna & BAWAG-Fondation, Vienna, 1984-85, no. 7, illustration of another cast p. 90
Elisabeth Laur, Ernst Barlach - Das plastische Werk, Güstrow, 2006, no. 517, illustration of another cast p. 238
Ernst Barlach (exhibition catalogue), Wiener Künstlerhaus, Vienna & BAWAG-Fondation, Vienna, 1984-85, no. 7, illustration of another cast p. 90
Elisabeth Laur, Ernst Barlach - Das plastische Werk, Güstrow, 2006, no. 517, illustration of another cast p. 238
Condition
Attractive brown patina. Apart from some slight rubbing along the bottom edge, this work is in very good condition.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Russische Bettlerin II is executed with the utmost sensibility for form and content, whereby the artist brilliantly renders the figure's posture. The spirit with which Barlach has rendered the beggar woman is highly evocative, capturing her kneeling, the face hidden in her lap and covered by her scarf. Barlach saw the human form as a vessel holding the greatest secret, which he sought to uncover. Effectively, the artist left the human body wrapped in clothing. Only the clothed shape, the sensed rather than the obvious, was able to express the psychic twilight of the human figure as he felt it.