Kestrel
Wilhelm Krieger (Norderney 1877 - Herrsching 1945)
Lot-No. 592
Starting Bid: 3.300 €
Model from 1936, one of 6 posthumous casts by Hajo Krieger, the artist's son. Bronze, olive green patinated. H. 40 cm. Signed Krieger and H (for Hajo Krieger) on the back of the plinth. Minimally stained. Kestrel sitting vertically on a high pedestal with its head turned slightly to the side and tail feathers slightly sticking out. Krieger confidently reproduces the overall sculptural form, only indicating the outline of the breast feathers - Literature: Cat. rais. Krieger/Schmidt 212 (40) - German sculptor. After an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, Krieger studied briefly at the Kunstgewerbeschule München in 1906/07 and trained as a self-taught sculptor from 1901. From 1907 he participated in the exhibitions of the Munich Secession, the large Berlin art exhibitions and from 1937-1944 in the annual Great German Art Exhibition at the Haus der Kunst. K. devoted himself above all to animal sculptures, which were executed in bronze, brass, stone and porcelain. Lit.: H. Krieger und M. Schmidt (Hrsg.): Wilhelm Krieger - Tierbildhauer. Katalog der bekannten Werke. Neustadt an der Aisch, 214; M. Schmidt-Magin: Wilhelm Krieger, in: Sammlerjournal Oct. 2020, p. 50-55.
Wilhelm Krieger: Kestrel
Wilhelm Krieger (Norderney 1877 - Herrsching 1945)
Kestrel
Lot-No. 592
Starting Bid: 3.300 €
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| Date: | Model from 1936, one of 6 posthumous casts by Hajo Krieger, the artist's son |
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| Technique: | Bronze, olive green patinated |
| Dimensions: | H. 40 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Signed Krieger and H (for Hajo Krieger) on the back of the plinth. |
| Condition: | Minimally stained |
| Description: | Kestrel sitting vertically on a high pedestal with its head turned slightly to the side and tail feathers slightly sticking out. Krieger confidently reproduces the overall sculptural form, only indicating the outline of the breast feathers |
| References: | Cat. rais. Krieger/Schmidt 212 (40) |
Vita:
German sculptor. After an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, Krieger studied briefly at the Kunstgewerbeschule München in 1906/07 and trained as a self-taught sculptor from 1901. From 1907 he participated in the exhibitions of the Munich Secession, the large Berlin art exhibitions and from 1937-1944 in the annual Great German Art Exhibition at the Haus der Kunst. K. devoted himself above all to animal sculptures, which were executed in bronze, brass, stone and porcelain. Lit.: H. Krieger und M. Schmidt (Hrsg.): Wilhelm Krieger - Tierbildhauer. Katalog der bekannten Werke. Neustadt an der Aisch, 214; M. Schmidt-Magin: Wilhelm Krieger, in: Sammlerjournal Oct. 2020, p. 50-55.
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