A sculpture group 'Mary and John'
Otto Flath (Staritzke b. Kiew/Ukr. 1906 - Bad Segeberg 1987)
Lot-No. 461
Proceeds : 800 €
Lime tree without polychrome paint. On the reverse incised sign. 'FLATH'. H. 107 cm. - German wooden sculptor, painter and draftsman. 1922 - 1924 apprenticeship by the ivory carver Karl Schneider, 1928 - 1930 education at the Kiel School of Art and Crafts, then at the Hamburg State School of Art. Since 1932 as a freelancer in Kiel and foundation of the art association Kiel. Numerous works in Hamburg. His extensive oeuvre contains more than 3000 sculptures and 40 retables.
Otto Flath: A sculpture group 'Mary and John'
Otto Flath (Staritzke b. Kiew/Ukr. 1906 - Bad Segeberg 1987)
A sculpture group 'Mary and John'
Lot-No. 461
Proceeds : 800 €
Lime tree without polychrome paint. On the reverse incised sign. 'FLATH'. H. 107 cm. - German wooden sculptor, painter and draftsman. 1922 - 1924 apprenticeship by the ivory carver Karl Schneider, 1928 - 1930 education at the Kiel School of Art and Crafts, then at the Hamburg State School of Art. Since 1932 as a freelancer in Kiel and foundation of the art association Kiel. Numerous works in Hamburg. His extensive oeuvre contains more than 3000 sculptures and 40 retables.
