Swordsman
Wilhelm Martini (Bielefeld 1880 - Düsseldorf 1965)
Lot-No. 222
Starting Bid: 1.000 €
Around 1920/30. Bronze, olive brown patinated. Figure: H. 71 cm, wooden plinth: H. 4 cm. Signed W. MARTINI DÜSSELDORF. Crack (casting seam?) on the left pastern. Heroic depiction of a swordsman in the formal language of his time - A German sculptor, he trained at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Karl Janssen and, as a freelance sculptor, was a member of the Rheinische Sezession from 1929 onward. In the 1920s and 1930s, he was a prolific sculptor and created numerous works for public spaces Lit.: Thieme/Becker Band 23/24
Wilhelm Martini: Swordsman
Wilhelm Martini (Bielefeld 1880 - Düsseldorf 1965)
Swordsman
Lot-No. 222
Starting Bid: 1.000 €
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| Date: | Around 1920/30 |
| Technique: | Bronze, olive brown patinated |
| Dimensions: | Figure: H. 71 cm, wooden plinth: H. 4 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Signed W. MARTINI DÜSSELDORF |
| Condition: | Crack (casting seam?) on the left pastern |
| Description: | Heroic depiction of a swordsman in the formal language of his time |
Vita:
A German sculptor, he trained at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Karl Janssen and, as a freelance sculptor, was a member of the Rheinische Sezession from 1929 onward. In the 1920s and 1930s, he was a prolific sculptor and created numerous works for public spaces Lit.: Thieme/Becker Band 23/24
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