A Double Figure

Manfred Sihle-Wissel (Tallin 1934)

1976. Bronze, gold patinated. H. 33 cm. Monogrammed MSW and dated 1976. Man and woman as a double figure, in Sihle-Wissel's characteristic abstract canon of open and closed forms. ‘He abstracts by not simply reducing the recognizable natural form, but by creating an independent ensemble of forms in complex or simple relationships’ (Maike Bruhns in: Manfred Sihle-Wissel, Hölzer und Bronzen. Meldorf 1994, p. 7) - Literature: Illustration in: Manfred Sihle Wissel. XC. Kiel/Hamburg, 2024, page 24 - Provenance: Private property, Berlin - 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.