Wooden sculpture. Height: 183 cm.
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• Charming wooden sculpture: Balkenhol’s giraffe combines the simplicity of his craftsmanship with a quiet, poetic effect.
• Animals as a motif in Balkenhol’s work—rare and more sought-after than his human figures on the auction market.
• Balkenhol is one of the best-known contemporary German sculptors, and his work is represented in major international collections.
LITERATURE: Christie's, Los Angeles, December 5, 2001, lot 46 (illustrated).

Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach. Private collection (acquired from the above). Private collection, USA (2001, Christie’s, Los Angeles). Private collection, Bavaria (since 2018, Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf)