Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Felix Kupsch, Berlin (acquired circa 1920)
Galerie Springer, Berlin (acquired in 1957)
Eric Estorick, London (acquired between 1957-60)
Acquired by the present owner in 1998

London, Grosvenor Gallery, Sculpture of the 20th Century, 1960, no. 56, illustrated in the catalogue
London, Grosvenor Gallery, Sculpture from the Human Form, 1968, no. 40

Dietrich Schubert, Die Kunst Lehmbrucks, Dresden, 1990, no. 118, illustration of another cast pl. 74
Dietrich Schubert, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Catalogue raisonné der Skulpturen 1898-1919, Worms, 2001, no. 56, catalogued under the section 'unklare Zement-Güsse', no. 2, illustration of another cast p. 228

Cast in stone with a cement binder and a painted finish. In places, the stone has become slightly unstable and this has caused some slight surface cracking, most obviously on the sides of her torso, which has been recently stabilized. There are some previous repairs around the back of the neck and to the small of her back. These repairs and slight abrasions are consistent with the nature of the medium and age of the work. This work is in overall good condition but should be handled with care and kept at a relatively low and even humidity.
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