Lot n° 123
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 1 800EUR
Arno Breker (1900-1991) - Lot 123
Arno Breker (1900-1991)
Aphrodite
Bronze with shaded green patina
Signed "A. Brecker" and numbered "7/8" on the left leg
Founder's inscription "PK" in a rhombus
H. 27 x W. 17 x D. 16 cm
Provenance: Dominique and Denise Egret Collection
The son of a sculptor, Arno Breker entered the Düsseldorf School of Fine Arts in 1919, then moved to Paris in 1925, where he trained with Despiau and admired the work of Maillol. After a stay in Italy, he returned to Germany in 1937. Influenced by the canons of ancient Greece, he sculpted athletic figures.
Related literature:
Dominique Egret, Arno Breker, Une vie pour le beau, Ed. Grabert, Tübingen, 1996, N° 443
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