Lot Essay
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Dr. Ursel Berger.
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Amazone (Kleine Amazone)
Details
Georg Kolbe (GERMAN, 1877-1947)
Amazone (Kleine Amazone)
signed with initials 'GK' (on the top of the base), and stamped with foundry mark 'H. NOACK BERLIN FRIEDENAU' (on the back of the base)
bronze with a red-brown patina
37.7 cm high (incl. base)
Conceived in 1912 and cast before WWI in an unknown edition.
Amazone (Kleine Amazone)
signed with initials 'GK' (on the top of the base), and stamped with foundry mark 'H. NOACK BERLIN FRIEDENAU' (on the back of the base)
bronze with a red-brown patina
37.7 cm high (incl. base)
Conceived in 1912 and cast before WWI in an unknown edition.
Literature
U. Berger, Georg Kolbe-Leben und Werk, Berlin 1990, cat.no. 19., p. 224-225 (another cast ill.)
U. Berger,Georg Kolbe 1877-1947, Berlin 1997, cat.no. 33, p. 105, p. 41 (another cast ill.)
U. Berger,Georg Kolbe 1877-1947, Berlin 1997, cat.no. 33, p. 105, p. 41 (another cast ill.)
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