German, 1881-1919
Portraitmask Sally Falk, circa 1915-17
Patinated terracotta
Height 14 3/8 inches (36.5 cm), without the base
Provenance:
Galerie Tannenbaum, Mannheim
Collection of Alfred Henselmann, acquired from the above circa 1923
Private collection, Beverly Hills
Private collection, Beverly Hills, thence by descent in the family to the present owner
Literature:
Dietrich Schubert, Wilhelm Lehmbruck: Catalogue Raisonneder Skultpuren, 1898-1919, 2001, no. 86, p. 310, illus. of another cast
A photograph of this work which is inscribed Galerie Tannenbaum Mannheim, 1923 erworben von Alfred Henselmann is in the Lehmbruck Archives.
(Base: 3 1/2 inches)
Dust and dirt in the crevasses; 1 inch hairline scratch with oxidation at right temple; there appears to be a 3 inch scuff mark at right cheek; small spots of patina loss at the right corner of his mouth and also by the left side of his nose; there is an uneven patina; few scattered small spots of oxidation.
Fine Art
