Lot n° 132
Estimation :
500 - 700
EUR
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Result
: 1 500EUR
Arno Breker (1900-1991) - Lot 132
Arno Breker (1900-1991)
Portrait of Beethoven, circa 1972
Bronze with dark brown patina
Signed on the neck.
Foundry mark Guss Barth and numbered "III".
Marble base.
H. 19 (including base 6 cm) x W. 10 x D. 9 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.
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