MATARÉ, EWALD
1887 Aachen - 1965 Büderich

Title: Grasende Kuh II.
Date: 1930 (draft).
Technique: Bronze, brown-patinated.
Measurement: 15,5 x 32 x 23cm.
Notation: Artist's signet centre on the plinth: Mataré (ligated). additionally a second artist's signet at the lower belly of the cow.


Early cast during the artist's lifetime from a small edition on oval plinth. This is one of a few copies of the cast with double artist's signet.

We are grateful to Mr Guido de Werd, Cologne, for the kind scientific support.

Provenance:
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Literature:
- Schilling, Sabine Maja/Werd, Guido de: Ewald Mataré - Das plastische Werk, Werkverzeichnis, vol. II, Cologne 2024, cat. rais. no. 70a, ill.
- Schilling, Sabine Maja: Ewald Mataré - Das plastische Werk, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne 1987, cat. rais. no. 64a, ill.

- Animals, and cows in particular, were the artist's favourite motifs from 1917 on
- One of the most beautiful depictions of cows in impressive size and perfect abstraction
- Wonderful patina.