Verkündung

Details

GEORG KOLBE (1877-1947)
Verkündung
inscribed with initials 'GK' (on the front of the base) and stamped with foundry mark 'H. NOACK BERLIN' (on the side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 13 in. (33 cm.)
Conceived in 1934 and cast in 1939

Provenance

Andre Meyer, New York (by 1970).

Literature

W. Pinder, Georg Kolbe: Werke der letzten Jahre, Berlin, 1937, no. 68 (another cast illustrated).
U. Berger, Georg Kolbe: Leben und Werk, Berlin, 1990, pp. 345-346, no. 153 (large version illustrated, p. 347).

Further details

Dr. Ursel Berger has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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Lot Essay

Verkündung was conceived in 1934 as a design for a World War I memorial in Stralsund, commissioned by the state. However, the design was not ultimately selected, and according to Dr. Ursel Berger, a small edition of three or four known bronzes, including the present work, was produced.

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