Lot 118
"Diana", Arthur Lewin-Funcke (1866 Niedersedlitz near Dresden – 1937 Berlin)
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Bronze, brown patina; the base signed "Lewin-Funcke" on the underside and with the foundry stamp "M. SPERLICH / vorm. HEINZE u. Co." (presumably post-1913) on the narrow side of the base. Standing female nude figure with cap, holding a bow in the raised left hand, the bowstring executed in wire and attached to the right leg. Partial lighter wear patina on the raised areas; bowstring loose in places. Dimensions approx. 49 x 13 x 12 cm. Lewin-Funcke studied from 1890 to 1895 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin under, among others, Ernst Herter and Albert Wolff, and worked predominantly on female nude figures.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?
