After Arno Breker (1900-1991) - Lot 131

After Arno Breker (1900-1991) Portrait of Franz Liszt Bronze with dark brown patina Signed and justified "EA 2/4". Marble base. H. 20 x W. 12 x D. 11 cm Provenance: Dominique and Denise Egret Collection This is a draft or reduction of a commission for the Bayreuth Festival, where it was installed in the garden in 1976. 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° 389 to 392