Horse Head 'Hannibal'
Albert Hinrich Hussmann (Lüdingworth 1874 - Berlin 1946)
Lot-No. 516
Starting Bid: 1.600 €
Around 1930. Bronze, dark patinated. Bronze: H. 18 cm, tall black marble plinth: H. 14 cm. Signed Albert Hinrich Hussmann, foundry mark KRAAS BERLIN. Expressive horse's head with windblown mane and slanted neckline. Marble pedestal with plaque: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the business, Lüdy & Schreiber - German sculptor, student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, pupil of W. Friedrich and P. Meyerheim, after his studies he was appointed professor at the Berlin Academy and had his own studio. Hussmann was one of the most important animal sculptors of the 20th century and created numerous works of lifelike animal replicas, mainly bronze and porcelain sculptures, which formed his life's work Lit.: Thieme-Becker 17, p.182
Albert Hinrich Hussmann: Horse Head 'Hannibal'
Albert Hinrich Hussmann (Lüdingworth 1874 - Berlin 1946)
Horse Head 'Hannibal'
Lot-No. 516
Starting Bid: 1.600 €
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| Date: | Around 1930 |
| Technique: | Bronze, dark patinated |
| Dimensions: | Bronze: H. 18 cm, tall black marble plinth: H. 14 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Signed Albert Hinrich Hussmann, foundry mark KRAAS BERLIN |
| Description: | Expressive horse's head with windblown mane and slanted neckline. Marble pedestal with plaque: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the business, Lüdy & Schreiber |
Vita:
German sculptor, student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, pupil of W. Friedrich and P. Meyerheim, after his studies he was appointed professor at the Berlin Academy and had his own studio. Hussmann was one of the most important animal sculptors of the 20th century and created numerous works of lifelike animal replicas, mainly bronze and porcelain sculptures, which formed his life's work Lit.: Thieme-Becker 17, p.182
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