Bidspirit auction | Karl Hartung: Weiblicher Torso

Karl Hartung: Weiblicher Torso - HARTUNG, KARL 1908 Hamburg - 1967 Berlin Title: Weiblicher Torso. Date: 1948/49 (draft). Technique: Bronze, reddish-brown patinated. Measurement: 41 x 28 x 16cm. Notation: With the estate stamp underneath: HARTUNG. This bronze is one of six authorized casts from a total edition of 6 + 1 AP. Provenance: - Estate of the artist - Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin - Hubertus and Renate Wald Collection, Hamburg - Private collection, Berlin - Galerie Krümmer, Hamburg - Private collection, South Germany (acquired from the previous owner in 2015) Exhibitions: - Haus am Waldsee, Berlin 1952 - Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover 1953 - Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin 1989 - Galerie Pels-Leusden, Kampen/Sylt 1989 - Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin 1989 Literature: - Krause, Markus: Karl Hartung, 1908-1967, Metamorphosen von Mensch und Natur. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis, Munich 1998, cat. rais. no. 412, Ill. - Haus am Waldsee, Berlin 1952, cat. no. 90 - Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover 1953, cat. no. 28 - Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin 1989 - Galerie Pels-Leusden, Kampen/Sylt 1989, cat. no. 62 - Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin 1989, cat. no. 62 - Captivates with its modern, minimalist design language and sensuous, soft sweep - Co-founder of the ”Berliner Neue Gruppe” in 1949 alongside Karl Hofer and Karl Schmitt-Rottluff, and supporter of the re-establishment of the Deutscher Künstlerbund - Another example of this bronze is in the collection of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt - Beautiful golden-brown patina Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Karl Hartung Germany Abstraction Modern Art Sculptures 1940s Human Sculpture Bronze Torso