Lot 135

Description

Brown-patinated cast bronze on a rectangular plinth and grey stone base. Bears the inscription “Terkatz” on the plinth and an unidentified circular foundry mark to the side. A kneeling female nude with bowed head and arms crossed before her chest, a drapery wrapped around her hips and legs. The patina locally rubbed, with isolated scratches, green corrosion products and pale surface deposits; an irregular light area to the front left edge of the plinth. The stone base with scratches and minor chips to the edges. Sculpture approx. 37 × 13.5 × 15.5 cm, base 5 × 14.5 × 14.5 cm. Peter Terkatz trained in Düsseldorf and Berlin; his sculptural work occupies a position between classical figuration and modern forms influenced in part by New Objectivity

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