The victorious Achilles
Johannes Götz (Fürth 1865 - Potsdam 1934)
Lot-No. 580
Starting Bid: 500 €
Around 1910. Bronze, patinated. Figure: H. 46 cm, marble base: H. 8 cm. Signed GÖTZ, foundry stamp, Gladenbeck Stock Corporation, Berlin. Visible casting seam on the right upper arm, marble base repaired. In a heroic pose, wearing the classical armor of an ancient Greek warrior. In his left hand he holds a large, round shield with a Medusa's head, while in his right he grasps a spear. On his head he wears an imposing helmet with a long crest. - As a large sculpture in the garden of the Achilleion Palace on the Greek island of Corfu. - German sculptor, went to Berlin after his education at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Nuremberg and became a scholar of Reinhold Begas. After studies in Rome he returned to Berlin and advanced to become one of the busiest sculptors under Emperor William II, who provided him with a large number of orders.
Johannes Götz: The victorious Achilles
Johannes Götz (Fürth 1865 - Potsdam 1934)
The victorious Achilles
Lot-No. 580
Starting Bid: 500 €
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| Date: | Around 1910 |
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| Technique: | Bronze, patinated |
| Dimensions: | Figure: H. 46 cm, marble base: H. 8 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Signed GÖTZ, foundry stamp, Gladenbeck Stock Corporation, Berlin |
| Condition: | Visible casting seam on the right upper arm, marble base repaired |
| Description: | In a heroic pose, wearing the classical armor of an ancient Greek warrior. In his left hand he holds a large, round shield with a Medusa's head, while in his right he grasps a spear. On his head he wears an imposing helmet with a long crest. - As a large sculpture in the garden of the Achilleion Palace on the Greek island of Corfu. |
Vita:
German sculptor, went to Berlin after his education at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Nuremberg and became a scholar of Reinhold Begas. After studies in Rome he returned to Berlin and advanced to become one of the busiest sculptors under Emperor William II, who provided him with a large number of orders.
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