A Couple of Lovers
Georg Engst (Hamburg 1930 - Hamburg 2021)
Lot-No. 485
Proceeds : 1.300 €
1956. Bronze, goldbrown patinated. H. 39,5 x w. 21 x d. 21 cm. Signed and dated on the back. ENGST 56, foundry mark GUSS BARTH ELMENHORST. This expressive sculpture in a block-like, closed design is one of the artist's earliest works. Turning to the left, the lover sits on the knees of her beloved, who is seated on a small bench. who has taken a seat on a small bench. His right hand rests on her thigh. With his left hand, he embraces the back of the unclothed woman, who puts her arm around his neck and snuggles up to him. The couple's heads are turned towards each other their gestures express intimate familiarity.Translated with DeepL.com (free version) - Literature: Cat. rais.: Tiedge 16 - Provenance: Private collection Hamburg, acquired directly from the artist - German sculptor, studied after theological studies at the Art Academy in Munich by Prof. Hiller and at the HFBK in Hamburg by E. Scharff. Since 1967 freelance artist in Jersbek near Bargteheide, especially working in wood, stone, bronze and steel, including numerous orders for public buildings, so-called 'Art on the building'. Lit.: Cat rais. Tiedge, Gisela. Das Werk von Georg Ernst. Kunst am Bau und im öffentlichen Raum. Bonn, 2015.
Georg Engst: A Couple of Lovers
Georg Engst (Hamburg 1930 - Hamburg 2021)
A Couple of Lovers
Lot-No. 485
Proceeds : 1.300 €
1956. Bronze, goldbrown patinated. H. 39,5 x w. 21 x d. 21 cm. Signed and dated on the back. ENGST 56, foundry mark GUSS BARTH ELMENHORST. This expressive sculpture in a block-like, closed design is one of the artist's earliest works. Turning to the left, the lover sits on the knees of her beloved, who is seated on a small bench. who has taken a seat on a small bench. His right hand rests on her thigh. With his left hand, he embraces the back of the unclothed woman, who puts her arm around his neck and snuggles up to him. The couple's heads are turned towards each other their gestures express intimate familiarity.Translated with DeepL.com (free version) - Literature: Cat. rais.: Tiedge 16 - Provenance: Private collection Hamburg, acquired directly from the artist - German sculptor, studied after theological studies at the Art Academy in Munich by Prof. Hiller and at the HFBK in Hamburg by E. Scharff. Since 1967 freelance artist in Jersbek near Bargteheide, especially working in wood, stone, bronze and steel, including numerous orders for public buildings, so-called 'Art on the building'. Lit.: Cat rais. Tiedge, Gisela. Das Werk von Georg Ernst. Kunst am Bau und im öffentlichen Raum. Bonn, 2015.
