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KÄTHE KOLLWITZ | Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait)
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Käthe Kollwitz
- Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait)
- Inscribed Kollwitz and stamped with the foundry mark H. Noack Berlin
- Bronze
- Height (not including base): 14 in.
- 35.5 cm
- Conceived in 1926-36 and cast in the 1970s.
Provenance
Acquired circa 1980s
Literature
Annette Seeler, Käthe Kollwitz: die Plastik Werkverzeichnis, Munich, 2016, no. 26, illustration of another cast p. 103
Condition
This work is in good condition. Rich brown patina. The bronze is attached to a stone base with a bolt. There is an area of verdigris to the back of the figure's head and a few small spots to the figure's nose. Some scattered rubbing to the patina on the head and proper left ear.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Dr. Annette Seeler, Berlin, author of the recently published catalogue raisonné of Kollwitz' sculptures, has confirmed from photographs and other significant material that this bronze is an authorized posthumous cast.