Bidspirit auction | Gerhard Marcks

Gerhard Marcks - Gerhard Marcks: Venus und Amor. MARCKS, GERHARD 1889 Berlin - 1981 Burgbrohl Title: Venus und Amor. Date: 1952 (draft). Technique: Bronze, patinated brown. Measurement: 82 x 35 x 44cm. Notation: Artist's signet on the plinth verso right. Numbered on the rear plinth edge: III. Foundry Mark: Beside it foundry mark GUSS BARTH BERLIN. Number: III. This work is from an edition of three known casts. Provenance: - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia Literature: - Busch, Günter/Rudloff, Martina: Gerhard Marcks - Das plastische Werk. With a catalogue raisonné by Martina Rudloff, Frankfurt a.MBerlin/Vienna 1979 (2nd ed.), cat. rais. no. 594, ill. - Cf. exhib. cat. Sculpture, Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Bremen 1971, cat. no. 95, ill. - Touching and tender depiction of a mother and son - The innocent, childlike figure of Cupid symbolises the unpredictability and playfulness of love - The timeless sculpture combines aspects of antiquity with modern elements Explanations to the Catalogue Gerhard Marcks Germany Bauhaus Modern Art Sculptures 1950s Figure / Figures Object Bronze Mythology Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.