Lot 7363
Fritz Schaper (1841 - 1919) - A large portrait bust of Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Hollow-cast bronze, with a brown patina; on the reverse, the artist's signature "F. Schaper. III. 85." and the foundry mark "Aktien-Gesellschaft vorm. H. Gladenbeck & Sohn Friedrichshagen". Partially covered in verdigris, with signs of wear and age. Total height 56 cm. Lifelike, detailed design. Fritz Schaper was a pupil of Albert Wolff and drew inspiration from Ch. D. Rauch. From 1880 to 1890, he taught as a professor at the Berlin Academy of Art. In 1884, he was made a Knight of the Prussian Order of Pour le Mérite and in 1901 he was awarded a gold medal at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
