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ERNST BARLACH | Vergnügtes Einbein (The Carefree Peg-Leg)
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ernst Barlach
- Vergnügtes Einbein (The Carefree Peg-Leg)
- inscribed E Barlach and stamped with the foundry mark H. Noack Berlin
- bronze
- height: 53.3cm, 21in.
- Conceived in 1934 and cast in bronze 1938 in an unnumbered edition of 15.
Provenance
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1981
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1981
Literature
Friedrich Schult (ed.), Ernst Barlach, Das plastische Werk, Hamburg, 1960, no. 451, illustration of another cast p. 238
Carl Dietrich Carls, Ernst Barlach: das plastische, graphische und dichterische Werk, Berlin, 1968, illustration of another cast p. 87
Ernst Arthur Seemann (ed.), Ernst Barlach, Plastische Meisterwerke, Leipzig, 1996, illustration of another cast, p. 142
Elisabeth Laur (ed.), Ernst Barlach, Das plastische Werk, Güstrow, 2006, no. 567, illustration of another cast p. 255
Carl Dietrich Carls, Ernst Barlach: das plastische, graphische und dichterische Werk, Berlin, 1968, illustration of another cast p. 87
Ernst Arthur Seemann (ed.), Ernst Barlach, Plastische Meisterwerke, Leipzig, 1996, illustration of another cast, p. 142
Elisabeth Laur (ed.), Ernst Barlach, Das plastische Werk, Güstrow, 2006, no. 567, illustration of another cast p. 255
Condition
Please contact the Impressionist and Modern Art Department (Phoebe.Liu@laitexier.com) for the condition report for this lot.
"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."
"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
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Ernst Barlach Lizenzverwaltung Ratzeburg