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Ernst Moritz Geyger
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ernst Moritz Geyger
- Bogenschütz (the archer)
- signed: M. Geyger dated on the base: 5. JUNI 1903. inscribed: AKT.-GES. v. H. GLADENBECK & SOHN BERLIN - FRIEDRICHSHAGEN
- bronze, black patina
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is very good with some wear consistent with age. There are some nicks to the surface at the chest and lower abdomen. There is a very slightly visible original casting joint at the neck. The lower section of the bow is loose.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The Bogenschütz ranks as one of the most iconic works of German sculpture from the turn of the nineteenth to twentieth century. It was conceived soon after Geyger's arrival in Florence in 1895. He worked up the monumental 4-metre high statue from beaten copper and submitted it to the Grosse Berliner Kunstaustellung of 1900. Critically acclaimed, it was purchased by the Kaiser in 1902 and installed on a plinth of the Kaiser's design in the Sizilianischen Garten at Sanssouci, Potsdam.
RELATED LITERATURE
Ethos und Pathos: Die Berliner Bildhauerschule 1786-1914, ex.cat., Berlin 1990, pp.109-10, 347-48, 459-60, no.148; P.Bloch & W.Grzimek, Das Klassische Berlin, Berlin 1978, p.313, no.307