Model of the Freedom and Unity Monument
Stephan Balkenhol (Fritzlar 1957)
Lot-No. 532
Proceeds : 25.200 €
2011. Bronze, patinated and colour-painted, base of epoxy and quartz sand. Edition of 50 copies + 12 E.A., signed on the underside 'St. Balkenhol' and numbered copy '01/50' (black). H. 33 x w. 45 x d. 45 cm. - The model was originally Balkenhol's competition entry for the Freedom and Unity Monument in Berlin, which was shortlisted in 2010. - The 'Great Kneeler' was finally realized in 2015 as a 5.70 high large sculpture in the entrance area of the training and exhibition center in Steinhagen-Amshausen. - Expertise: Certificate by the artist from 10 March 2020. - Literature: Cat. Rais. No. 32. - Balkenhol is one of the most important and popular sculptors of the present, 1976-1982 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg with Ulrich Rückriem, then he was a teacher at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt, since 1992 is B. Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe. The human being is at the center of his work; roughly worked and colorfully painted wooden sculptures are characteristic of his work: 'My sculptures do not tell stories. Something mysterious is hidden in them. It is not my task to reveal it, but that of the viewer to discover it' (citation Balkenhol).For the public space B. created numerous works at home and abroad. Mus.: Basel (Kunstmuseum); Frankfurt (Museum für Moderne Kunst); Köln (Museum Ludwig) u.v.a.
Stephan Balkenhol: Model of the Freedom and Unity Monument
Stephan Balkenhol (Fritzlar 1957)
Model of the Freedom and Unity Monument
Lot-No. 532
Proceeds : 25.200 €
2011. Bronze, patinated and colour-painted, base of epoxy and quartz sand. Edition of 50 copies + 12 E.A., signed on the underside 'St. Balkenhol' and numbered copy '01/50' (black). H. 33 x w. 45 x d. 45 cm. - The model was originally Balkenhol's competition entry for the Freedom and Unity Monument in Berlin, which was shortlisted in 2010. - The 'Great Kneeler' was finally realized in 2015 as a 5.70 high large sculpture in the entrance area of the training and exhibition center in Steinhagen-Amshausen. - Expertise: Certificate by the artist from 10 March 2020. - Literature: Cat. Rais. No. 32. - Balkenhol is one of the most important and popular sculptors of the present, 1976-1982 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg with Ulrich Rückriem, then he was a teacher at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt, since 1992 is B. Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe. The human being is at the center of his work; roughly worked and colorfully painted wooden sculptures are characteristic of his work: 'My sculptures do not tell stories. Something mysterious is hidden in them. It is not my task to reveal it, but that of the viewer to discover it' (citation Balkenhol).For the public space B. created numerous works at home and abroad. Mus.: Basel (Kunstmuseum); Frankfurt (Museum für Moderne Kunst); Köln (Museum Ludwig) u.v.a.
