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Lot 109 Dα

August Macke - Sitzende

Auction 1248 - overview Cologne
05.06.2024, 11:00 - Modern Art and Contemporary Art - Day Sale
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 17.640 € (incl. premium)

August Macke

Sitzende
Circa 1912

Bronze. Height 22 cm. Inscribed 'Kopie 15/15' on underside, foundry stamp "H.NOACK BERLIN" verso below. - Beautiful brown, partly lightened patina.

After August Macke first began modelling in 1903, he created a few sculptural works in 1912 and 1913, including "Sitzende" and "Pierrot". The version of "Sitzende" on offer belongs to the series of 15 casts initiated by Til Macke.

Provenance

Estate of the artist; Private collection, Rhineland Palatinate

Literature

Cf. August Macke ganz privat. Eine Reise durch das Leben von August Macke, exhib. cat. Kunsthaus Stade/Museum für Neue Kunst Freiburg/August Macke Haus Bonn, Cologne 2009, p. 75; August Macke. Ganz nah, Sauerland-Museum, Bönen 2019, p. 81; Ziemlich beste Freunde. Hans Thuar & August Macke, Museen Staade/Edwin Scharff Museum Neu-Ulm/Museum August Macke Haus, Bonn, Petersberg 2020, p. 50