Porträt Marianne Farenholtz

Details

Georg Kolbe (1877-1947)
Porträt Marianne Farenholtz
stamped with the monogram (at the back); stamped with the foundry mark 'H.NOACK BERLIN FRIEDENAU' (on the side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm.)
Conceived in 1930; this version cast shortly thereafter in an edition of five

Exhibited

Copenhagen, Deutsche Kunstausstellung, 1932.

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Lot Essay

Dr Ursul Berger has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Marianne Farenholtz (1896-1990) was married to the industrial Wilhelm Farenholtz, a well known commodity trader from Magdeburg. The couple were eclectic in their artistic interests; as well as collecting modern art, they also patronised writers such as Stefan George and were avid supporters of the Friedrich Hölderlin Society. Marianne and Wilhelm were also close friends with Schmidt-Rottluff, Heckel, Nolde, and Georg Kolbe, who executed the present bust of Marianne in 1930.

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