Lot 845
Arno Breker (1900 - 1991) - a portrait head of General Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen, circa 1935
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A104m | Live auction | 875 Lots
Hammer price € 4,000
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Bronze with brown patina, on the left of the neck artist’s monogram "A.B.". Larger-than-life three-dimensional portrait head, the collar of the uniform with Pour le Mérite order. On a cubical base of polished black stone of 20 cm height. Traces of use and age. Overall height 69 cm. Comes with extensive provenance documents evidencing the erection of the bronze sculpture in the Reich Ministry of Aviation in 1936 and the authorship of Arno Breker. Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen (1867 - 1942) was a German General der Flieger (air force general) who is regarded as co-founder of the German air force. He was promoted to major on 20 March 1911 and participated in the monitoring of military aviation and motor transport in 1913. At the onset of World War I, he was deployed at the Eastern Front as general staff officer of the airship Z V. As of 27 March 1915, he served as chief of field aviation at the main headquarters (supreme army command). On 10 August 1916, he formed the first Jagdstaffeln (fighter squadrons) based on the suggestions of Oswald Boelcke. Thomsen was awarded the Pour le Mérite order on 8 April 1917.Condition: II + Questions about the lot?
