Bronze with dark gray patina. Plinth with the hammered artist's signet and the number. From an edition of 6 copies. Ca. 212 x 58 cm. Diameter of the plinth ca. 70 cm.
[AR]. Further works from the Dr. Maier-Mohr Collection will be offered in our Evening Sale on Friday, June 7, 2024 and in our Modern Art Day Sale on Saturday, June 8, 2024 - see collection catalog "A Private Collection - Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr".
- Early, cubic-abstract bronze from a small edition. - First carved from a wooden trunk and then cast in bronze. - Works of this size are extremely rare on the auction market (source: artprice.com).
We are grateful to Mr Jakob Steinbrenner, Munich, for his kind support in cataloging this lot.
LITERATURE: For the original wooden figure, see: Claire Hellweg, Hans Steinbrenner. Die Entwicklung der Formensprache im plastischen Werk, PhD thesis Frankfurt a. Main, 1990/91, no. 141 (illu.). .

For the original wooden figure, see the exhibition: Hans Steinbrenner. Skulpturen 1948-1960, Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, October 23 - December 16, 1990, cat. no. 87 (illu.)

Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr Collection, Hesse (acquired from the artist). Ever since family-owned

In good condition. With traces of weathering and visible environmental influences as well as traces of oxidation.