Georg Kolbe

Lot Details

Lot 36
Georg Kolbe
German, 1877-1947
Kauernde (Seated Nude Woman) circa, 1917
Signed with monogram and stamped with H. NOACK BERLIN foundry mark on base
Bronze with dark brown patina
Height 9 3/8 inches (23.8 cm)

Provenance:
Galerie Alex Vomel, Dusseldorf, 1964
Acquired from the above by Walter Stein, Long Island, New York

Literature:
Wilhelm R. Valentiner, Georg Kolbe, Munchen, 1922, pp. 29, 46 (another example illustrated pl. 23)

Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Sold for $23,750 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

According to a receipt from Vomel Gallery, this is an original sculpture, second cast. Inv. no. E 5693.

Glue residue along the sides of the bottom of the base. Dirt and dust in crevasses. Some irregularities in the patina.


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Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Sold for $23,750 (includes buyer's premium)

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European, American, Modern & Contemporary Art

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