A Standing Female Nude

Manfred Sihle-Wissel (Tallin 1934)

1963. Bronze, dark patinated. H. 40 cm. Monogrammed MSW and dated 1963, foundry mark GUSS SCHMÄKE. An early bronze by the artist, in which he realizes a multitude of demands on a sculpture, which he describes as follows: 'There is the expression of free and upright standing, the firm inner axis around which the cubes build themselves into a structure..and the activity of the individual components. A rising and falling of the forms, a stretching and tensioning of the surfaces, all of which together evoke a sound of their own.' At first glance, it appears representational and close to nature, yet it already carries within it the abstraction of the subsequent sculptures and plastic arts - Literature: Manfred Sihle-Wissel. XC. Kiel/Hamburg 2024, illustrated page 27 and text page 7 - Sculptor and highly important representative of the contemporary sculpture in Northern Germany, studied after his flight to Hamburg at the Art Academy under Edwin Scharff and Hans Ruwoldt and is working since 1981 in Brammer/Rendsburg. His extensive oeuvre contains sculptures bronzes, reliefs and collages, drawings and watercolours., Mus.: Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe; Hamburg, Kunsthalle; Flensburg, Museum; Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum etc.