A Panther
Hans Martin Ruwoldt (Brunsbüttelkoog 1891 - Hamburg 1969)
Lot-No. 478
Starting Bid: 2.800 €
Around 1960. Bronze, brownblack patinated. H. 13,5 x B. 28 x T. 9 cm. Signed on the top of the plinth. Ruwoldt, foundry mark GUSS SCHMÄKE. The motif of the panther is one of the sculptor's favorite subjects. Ruwoldt had a natural affinity with cats of prey, whose behavior and movement he observed with fascination at Hagenbeck. Ruwoldt's tendency towards ever greater abstraction is evident in the animal figure of the licking panther - Provenance: Private property North Rhine-Westphalia - German sculptor, drawer and graphic artist, from 1920 studied at the Hamburg School of Applied Arts, 1928-1933 member of the Hamburg Secession, 1955 leader of the sculptor's class at the HFBK Hamburg, primarily known for his animal figures, numerous sculptural works in the public space of Hamburg. Mus.: Hamburg, MKG und Kunsthalle; Schleswig SHLM; Kiel KH; Rendsburg, Skulpturengarten. Lit.: Vollmer IV, Der Neue Rump, M. Bruhns (ed.): Hans Martin Ruwoldt, Berlin/Hamburg 1991, F. Weimar: Die Hamburgische Sezession 1919-1933, Fischerhude 2003, S. 144.
Hans Martin Ruwoldt: A Panther
Hans Martin Ruwoldt (Brunsbüttelkoog 1891 - Hamburg 1969)
A Panther
Lot-No. 478
Starting Bid: 2.800 €
Around 1960. Bronze, brownblack patinated. H. 13,5 x B. 28 x T. 9 cm. Signed on the top of the plinth. Ruwoldt, foundry mark GUSS SCHMÄKE. The motif of the panther is one of the sculptor's favorite subjects. Ruwoldt had a natural affinity with cats of prey, whose behavior and movement he observed with fascination at Hagenbeck. Ruwoldt's tendency towards ever greater abstraction is evident in the animal figure of the licking panther - Provenance: Private property North Rhine-Westphalia - German sculptor, drawer and graphic artist, from 1920 studied at the Hamburg School of Applied Arts, 1928-1933 member of the Hamburg Secession, 1955 leader of the sculptor's class at the HFBK Hamburg, primarily known for his animal figures, numerous sculptural works in the public space of Hamburg. Mus.: Hamburg, MKG und Kunsthalle; Schleswig SHLM; Kiel KH; Rendsburg, Skulpturengarten. Lit.: Vollmer IV, Der Neue Rump, M. Bruhns (ed.): Hans Martin Ruwoldt, Berlin/Hamburg 1991, F. Weimar: Die Hamburgische Sezession 1919-1933, Fischerhude 2003, S. 144.
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