Head of a Panther
Hans Martin Ruwoldt (Brunsbüttelkoog 1891 - Hamburg 1969)
Lot-No. 517
Proceeds : 7.600 €
Around 1929/30. Bronze, browngreen patinated. H. 13 cm, wooden base: H. 10 cm. Signed Ruwoldt on the side edge, old adhesive label on the underside of the wooden base reading ‘HANS RUWOLDT Bildhauer HAMBURG 24’. One of at least two bronze castings.Expressive, frontally oriented animal head with vividly modeled surface - Literature: Illustrated in: Renate Clausen-Gaedke. Hans Martin Ruwoldt. Werkmonographie. Kiel 1991, plate 17 - German sculptor, drawer and graphic artist, from 1920 studied at the Hamburg School of Applied Arts, 1928-1933 member of the Hamburg Secession, 1955 leader of the sculptor's class at the HFBK Hamburg, primarily known for his animal figures, numerous sculptural works in the public space of Hamburg. Mus.: Hamburg, MKG und Kunsthalle; Schleswig SHLM; Kiel KH; Rendsburg, Skulpturengarten. Lit.: Vollmer IV, Der Neue Rump, R. Clausen-Gaedke: Hans Martin Ruwoldt. Werkmonographie, Kiel 1991, M. Bruhns (ed.): Hans Martin Ruwoldt, Berlin/Hamburg 1991, F. Weimar: Die Hamburgische Sezession 1919-1933, Fischerhude 2003, S. 144.
Hans Martin Ruwoldt: Head of a Panther
Hans Martin Ruwoldt (Brunsbüttelkoog 1891 - Hamburg 1969)
Head of a Panther
Lot-No. 517
Proceeds : 7.600 €
| Date: | Around 1929/30 |
| Technique: | Bronze, browngreen patinated |
| Dimensions: | H. 13 cm, wooden base: H. 10 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Signed Ruwoldt on the side edge, old adhesive label on the underside of the wooden base reading ‘HANS RUWOLDT Bildhauer HAMBURG 24’. |
| Description: | One of at least two bronze castings.Expressive, frontally oriented animal head with vividly modeled surface |
| References: | Illustrated in: Renate Clausen-Gaedke. Hans Martin Ruwoldt. Werkmonographie. Kiel 1991, plate 17 |
Vita:
German sculptor, drawer and graphic artist, from 1920 studied at the Hamburg School of Applied Arts, 1928-1933 member of the Hamburg Secession, 1955 leader of the sculptor's class at the HFBK Hamburg, primarily known for his animal figures, numerous sculptural works in the public space of Hamburg. Mus.: Hamburg, MKG und Kunsthalle; Schleswig SHLM; Kiel KH; Rendsburg, Skulpturengarten. Lit.: Vollmer IV, Der Neue Rump, R. Clausen-Gaedke: Hans Martin Ruwoldt. Werkmonographie, Kiel 1991, M. Bruhns (ed.): Hans Martin Ruwoldt, Berlin/Hamburg 1991, F. Weimar: Die Hamburgische Sezession 1919-1933, Fischerhude 2003, S. 144.
