A Branch Breaker
Nicolaus Wendelin Schmidt (Mühlheim am Main 1883 - Berlin-Licherfelde 1954)
Lot-No. 535
Proceeds : 3.300 €
Around 1930. Bronze, patinated. Figure: H. 41 cm, base: H. 6 cm. Signed NICOLAUS SCHMIDT. Athletic male nude breaking a branch on his knees - German sculptor, draughtsman and graphic artist, studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin under Peter Breuer and was awarded the Rome Prize of the Villa Massimo in 1913 at the age of 20; study visits took him to France and Italy. Although he was a very productive artist, his work fell into oblivion after the Second World War Lit.: Vollmer vol. 4, page 198
Nicolaus Wendelin Schmidt: A Branch Breaker
Nicolaus Wendelin Schmidt (Mühlheim am Main 1883 - Berlin-Licherfelde 1954)
A Branch Breaker
Lot-No. 535
Proceeds : 3.300 €
| Date: | Around 1930 |
| Technique: | Bronze, patinated |
| Dimensions: | Figure: H. 41 cm, base: H. 6 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Signed NICOLAUS SCHMIDT |
| Description: | Athletic male nude breaking a branch on his knees |
Vita:
German sculptor, draughtsman and graphic artist, studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin under Peter Breuer and was awarded the Rome Prize of the Villa Massimo in 1913 at the age of 20; study visits took him to France and Italy. Although he was a very productive artist, his work fell into oblivion after the Second World War Lit.: Vollmer vol. 4, page 198
