Erwin A. Schinzel:
Sculpture "Kestrel", bronze
Erwin A. Schinzel:
Sculpture "Kestrel", bronze

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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 199 copies | numbered | signature | foundry hallmark | certificate | bronze | patinated | polished | size 38 x 20 x 15 cm (h/w/d) | weight 6.7 kg

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Sculpture "Kestrel", bronze
Erwin A. Schinzel: Sculpture "Kestrel", bronze

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Sculpture "Kestrel", bronze

The Kestrel - Bird of the Year 2007 in Germany - could be seen as a kind of link between animal nature and human civilisation. It is the most common falcon in Central Europe and probably the best known because it likes to make human settlements its nesting grounds. Schinzel shows the powerful bird of prey gazing attentively into the distance - and perhaps also observing the curious human activity around it.

Sculpture in bronze, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, patinated and polished. Directly cast from the original. Limited edition of 199 copies, numbered and with the signature of Prof. Schinzel taken from the original as well as the foundry hallmark. Includes a hand-numbered certificate. Size 38 x 20 x 15 cm (h/w/d). Weight 6.7 kg. ars mundi Exclusive Edition.

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About Erwin A. Schinzel

German sculptor, 1919-2018

Erwin A. Schinzel was a true "classic" artist among sculptors. An artist who created works that are entirely in the tradition of their art. They openly and undisguisedly inherit the greats of their field and yet still appear up to date.

His works show the sovereignty of craftsmanship of a time when accuracy and perfection of representation were still the highest standards of sculpture. They deliberately ignore all the fashions and modernisms of the century that essentially encompassed his lifetime.

Schinzel was noticed early on for his creative genius: Just twenty years old, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin and was accepted into the small, exclusive circle of Arno Breker's master students. He took trips to Greece and Crete, where he studied the ancient examples of sculpture.

He was a freelance artist for eight decades and created hundreds of sculptures during this period. Furthermore, he worked as a professor at the International Academy of Fine and Applied Arts in Altenburg and the International Academy in Bologna.

His sculptures mainly have one theme: the human being in all its undisguised beauty. With these sculptures, beauty appears unbroken. And it is, in a sense, the eye of the beholder that is celebrated here.

"The human being who, with creative talent, gives the experience of his environment back to us so that people can find themselves delighted in it, can only and need to see with the eyes of the soul in order to speak with his hands a language that is timeless and knows no boundaries." (Erwin A. Schinzel)

His oeuvre, which comprises many hundreds of works, also includes numerous depictions of animals, which in their vividness of execution can rival the works of the greatest animalists at any time.

Works from Schinzel's studio in Waldbronn, Germany, where he pursued his creative work daily, can be found in numerous collections at home and abroad. The artist passed away in December 2018.

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