Bidspirit auction | Ernst Barlach: Lachende Alte

Ernst Barlach: Lachende Alte - BARLACH, ERNST 1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock Title: Lachende Alte. Date: Ca. 1936/37 (design). Technique: Bronze, brown patinated. Measurement: 21 x 31 x 12,5cm. Notation: Signed verso: Barlach. Foundry Mark: Below foundry mark: H.NOACK BERLIN. According to Laur, this bronze is one of 14 unnumbered casts since 1939 from a total edition of 15 copies. Provenance: - Galerie Koch-Westenhoff, Lübeck - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the previous owner in 1988) - Independent foundation under the care of Deutsches Stiftungszentrum, Essen Literature: - Laur, Elisabeth: Ernst Barlach - Werkverzeichnis II, Das plastische Werk, Güstrow 2006, cat. rais. no. 605, ill. (here with deviating information on the signature) - Schult, Friedrich: Ernst Barlach. Das plastische Werk, Berlin 1960, cat. rais. no. 483, ill. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 20,17 Euro plus 3,83 Euro VAT EU: 33,61 Euro plus 6,39 Euro VAT Worldwide: 63,03 Euro plus 11,97 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Explanations to the Catalogue Ernst Barlach Germany Berlin Secession Modern Art Sculptures 1930s Woman Sculpture Bronze Body