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Ernst Barlach

Lot 215
Lachende Alte
Bronze, brown patinated

8.3 x 12.2 x 4.9 in (21.0 x 31.0 x 12.5 cm)
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Lot 215
Lachende Alte
Bronze, brown patinated
8.3 x 12.2 x 4.9 in (21.0 x 31.0 x 12.5 cm)
Estimate:
€ 14,000 - 18,000
Auction: 20 days

Van Ham Kunstauktionen

City: Cologne
Auction: Jun 04, 2025
Auction number: A533
Auction name: Modern, Post War & Contemporary
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Lot Details
BARLACH, ERNST
1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock

Title: Lachende Alte.
Date: Ca. 1936/37 (draft).
Technique: Bronze, brown patinated.
Measurement: 21 x 31 x 12,5cm.
Notation: Signed verso: Barlach.
Foundry Mark: Below foundry mark: H.NOACK BERLIN.

According to Laur, this bronze is one of 14 unnumbered casts since 1939 from a total edition of 15 copies.

Provenance:
- Galerie Koch-Westenhoff, Lübeck
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the previous owner in 1988)
- Independent foundation under the care of Deutsches Stiftungszentrum, Essen

Literature:
- Laur, Elisabeth: Ernst Barlach - Werkverzeichnis II, Das plastische Werk, Güstrow 2006, cat. rais. no. 605, ill. (here with deviating information on the signature)
- Schult, Friedrich: Ernst Barlach. Das plastische Werk, Berlin 1960, cat. rais. no. 483, ill.
Lot Details
BARLACH, ERNST
1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock

Title: Lachende Alte.
Date: Ca. 1936/37 (draft).
Technique: Bronze, brown patinated.
Measurement: 21 x 31 x 12,5cm.
Notation: Signed verso: Barlach.
Foundry Mark: Below foundry mark: H.NOACK BERLIN.

According to Laur, this bronze is one of 14 unnumbered casts since 1939 from a total edition of 15 copies.

Provenance:
- Galerie Koch-Westenhoff, Lübeck
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the previous owner in 1988)
- Independent foundation under the care of Deutsches Stiftungszentrum, Essen

Literature:
- Laur, Elisabeth: Ernst Barlach - Werkverzeichnis II, Das plastische Werk, Güstrow 2006, cat. rais. no. 605, ill. (here with deviating information on the signature)
- Schult, Friedrich: Ernst Barlach. Das plastische Werk, Berlin 1960, cat. rais. no. 483, ill.
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