Little Shepherd
Fritz Fleer (Berlin 1921 - Hamburg 1997)
Lot-No. 734
Proceeds : 2.500 €
1965. Patinated bronze. Monogr. 'fl' on the underside, foundry stamp 'SCHMÄKE DÜSSELDORF', dat. '65'. H. 22 cm. - In the course of his oeuvre Fleer created a series of basic figures which he varied several times, always focusing on the standing, sitting and lying down of the human figure. The little shepherd is also a prototype, which shows Fleer's typical formal language in the simplification of the facial features and the body shapes with angular facets. - Literature: Exh. Cat. Schloss Gottorf: Fritz Fleer. Themen und Variationen. Arbeiten 1941-1991, Schleswig 1992, cat.no. 60, fig. p. 54. - Northern German sculptor and graphic artist, studied at the National Art School in Hamburg by Edwin Scharff, study tours to Denmark, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, USA, China and Kenya, received the Edwin Scharff Prize in 1966. Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Schleswig (SHLM), Flensburg.. Lit.: Vollmer, Rump, The New Rump
Fritz Fleer: Little Shepherd
Fritz Fleer (Berlin 1921 - Hamburg 1997)
Little Shepherd
Lot-No. 734
Proceeds : 2.500 €
1965. Patinated bronze. Monogr. 'fl' on the underside, foundry stamp 'SCHMÄKE DÜSSELDORF', dat. '65'. H. 22 cm. - In the course of his oeuvre Fleer created a series of basic figures which he varied several times, always focusing on the standing, sitting and lying down of the human figure. The little shepherd is also a prototype, which shows Fleer's typical formal language in the simplification of the facial features and the body shapes with angular facets. - Literature: Exh. Cat. Schloss Gottorf: Fritz Fleer. Themen und Variationen. Arbeiten 1941-1991, Schleswig 1992, cat.no. 60, fig. p. 54. - Northern German sculptor and graphic artist, studied at the National Art School in Hamburg by Edwin Scharff, study tours to Denmark, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, USA, China and Kenya, received the Edwin Scharff Prize in 1966. Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Schleswig (SHLM), Flensburg.. Lit.: Vollmer, Rump, The New Rump
