Little Owl
Wilhelm Krieger (Norderney 1877 - Herrsching 1945)
Lot-No. 585
Starting Bid: 1.200 €
Design 1929, posthumous cast by Hajo Krieger. Bronze, brown and greenish-brown patina. Total height 20.5 cm. Signed on the reverse side of the plinth edge: Krieger H (Hajo Krieger). Minimal damage. Seated upright on a high pedestal above a square plinth, head in plumage, slightly turned to the right. - 9 posthumous bronze casts known. - Literature: WVZ Krieger/Schmidt 168 - 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: Little Owl
Wilhelm Krieger (Norderney 1877 - Herrsching 1945)
Little Owl
Lot-No. 585
Starting Bid: 1.200 €
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| Date: | Design 1929, posthumous cast by Hajo Krieger |
|---|---|
| Technique: | Bronze, brown and greenish-brown patina |
| Dimensions: | Total height 20.5 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Signed on the reverse side of the plinth edge: Krieger H (Hajo Krieger) |
| Condition: | Minimal damage |
| Description: | Seated upright on a high pedestal above a square plinth, head in plumage, slightly turned to the right. - 9 posthumous bronze casts known. |
| References: | WVZ Krieger/Schmidt 168 |
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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