Georg Kolbe - Kopf Malain - image-1

Lot 317 D

Georg Kolbe - Kopf Malain

Auction 1051 - overview Cologne
29.05.2015, 18:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 9.000 € - 12.000 €
Result: 9.920 € (incl. premium)

Georg Kolbe

Kopf Malain
1916

Bronze Height 18 cm. Mounted on mottled grey stone base (11 x 7 x 7 cm) Monogrammed 'GK' (joined) on the side of the neck to the right as well as with foundry mark "NOACK BERLIN" on the left side of the attachment. Posthumous cast. - With olive-coloured, slightly shiny patina.

According to Ursel Berger, probably only one bronze cast was carried out during the artist's lifetime: for the Kunsthalle Mannheim in 1918. The posthumous edition is unknown until now. As "Malain's" head shows, Asian models played an important role in Kolbe's early work. Kolbe also made a life-size statue "Malain" in 1916.

Catalogue Raisonné

Not recorded by Berger

Certificate

With an expertise by Ursel Berger, Berlin, dated 18 March 2015

Provenance

From the possession of the artist's family; Private possession, Hesse