Lot Essay
The present model of Bogenschütze is a reduction of the monumental copper original, first exhibited at the Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung in 1900.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A German bronze figure of an archer, entitled 'Bogenschutze'
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ERNST MORITZ GEYGER, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
A German bronze figure of an archer, entitled 'Bogenschutze'
Cast from a model by Ernst Moritz Geyger, Early 20th Century
On a naturalistic base inscribed E. M. GEYGER fec., with foundry inscription AKT. GES. vorm. H. GLADENBECK u. SOHN/BERLIN-FRIEDRICHSHAGEN and with plaque to the front inscribed CREW 99, dark-brown/gold patina
25 in. (63.3 cm.) high, overall
Cast from a model by Ernst Moritz Geyger, Early 20th Century
On a naturalistic base inscribed E. M. GEYGER fec., with foundry inscription AKT. GES. vorm. H. GLADENBECK u. SOHN/BERLIN-FRIEDRICHSHAGEN and with plaque to the front inscribed CREW 99, dark-brown/gold patina
25 in. (63.3 cm.) high, overall