Trommler
Hanno Edelmann (Hamburg 1923 - 2013)
Lot-No. 561
Proceeds : 1.900 €
1983. Bronze, browngreen patinated, partly polished. H. 32 cm x w. 22 cm x d. 40 cm. Artist's signature, numbered copy 6/20, foundry stamp GUSS WITTKAMP ELMENHORST. Expressive depiction of a drummer playing with a death mask on the upper part of his head. Five heads with wide open mouths protrude from beneath the drum. - Painter, graphic artist a. sculptor. E. began an apprenticeship as lithographer that he could not finish because of military service. After the war he studied at the Hamburg academy under W. Grimm and I. Hauptmann. In contrast to contemporary trends he adhered to figurative art. Since 1980 E. turned his focus towards the sculptural design. Mus.: Hamburg, Munich, Schleswig (SHLM), Emden a. others. Lit.: Der Neue Rump, Heydorn a. others.
Hanno Edelmann: Trommler
Hanno Edelmann (Hamburg 1923 - 2013)
Trommler
Lot-No. 561
Proceeds : 1.900 €
1983. Bronze, browngreen patinated, partly polished. H. 32 cm x w. 22 cm x d. 40 cm. Artist's signature, numbered copy 6/20, foundry stamp GUSS WITTKAMP ELMENHORST. Expressive depiction of a drummer playing with a death mask on the upper part of his head. Five heads with wide open mouths protrude from beneath the drum. - Painter, graphic artist a. sculptor. E. began an apprenticeship as lithographer that he could not finish because of military service. After the war he studied at the Hamburg academy under W. Grimm and I. Hauptmann. In contrast to contemporary trends he adhered to figurative art. Since 1980 E. turned his focus towards the sculptural design. Mus.: Hamburg, Munich, Schleswig (SHLM), Emden a. others. Lit.: Der Neue Rump, Heydorn a. others.
