Bronze with red-brown patina. With the monogram on the reverse of the base. From an edition of together 16 copies. 22.8 cm.
Cast by H. Noack, Berlin-Friedenau. Published as edition by Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Berlin, 1923. [MH].
- Cast during the artist's lifetime. - Early Friedenau cast in a harmonious design. - A calm, contemplative expression combined with a expressionistic form. - Pendant to “Kauernde” (Crouching Woman). - Another copy is in the Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin.
Accompanied by a written confirmation of authenticity issued by Dr. Ursel Berger, Berlin, from August 14. 2015.
LITERATURE: Online catalogue raisonné number W 23.009. Ursel Berger, Georg Kolbe. Leben und Werk, Berlin 1990, no. 55. - - Eberhard Roters, Galerie Ferdinand Möller. Die Geschichte einer Galerie für Moderne Kunst in Deutschland 1917-1956, Berlin 1984, pp. 74f., fig. 18, p. 49. Peter Karbstein Kunst und Auktionshaus, Düsseldorf, October 24, 2015, lot 243.