Ernst Barlach (1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock), 'Russian
Ernst Barlach (1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock), 'Russian Beggar Woman II', ca.1932 (model), Bronze with a dark brown patina. H. 23.0 x 42.0 x 18.0 cm. Posthumous cast. Signed on the side of the base: E. Barlach and numbered: 8/10 (scratched) and foundry mark H. Noack Berlin. Copy 8 of 10 copies, according to the WVZ there are 31 copies. This larger version follows the shape of the smaller 'Russian Beggar I' from 1907., Cat raisoné Schult 71 and Laur 517.
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Marlborough Fine Art Ltd, London
Christie, Mason & Woods, Park Avenue New York, The Saul Sternberg Collection Part I, 18 May 1981, lot 12
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Ernst Barlach (1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock), 'Russian Beggar Woman II', ca.1932 (model), Bronze with a dark brown patina. H. 23.0 x 42.0 x 18.0 cm. Posthumous cast. Signed on the side of the base: E. Barlach and numbered: 8/10 (scratched) and foundry mark H. Noack Berlin. Copy 8 of 10 copies, according to the WVZ there are 31 copies. This larger version follows the shape of the smaller 'Russian Beggar I' from 1907., Cat raisoné Schult 71 and Laur 517.
Condition Report: Provenance:
Estate of Artist
Marlborough Fine Art Ltd, London
Christie, Mason & Woods, Park Avenue New York, The Saul Sternberg Collection Part I, 18 May 1981, lot 12