Garden sculpture / gargoyle "Heron", bronze
Garden sculpture / gargoyle "Heron", bronze
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limited, 99 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | hand-chased and patinated | size 90 x 73 x 54 cm (h/w/d) | weight approx. 36 kg
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Garden sculpture / gargoyle "Heron", bronze
One of the best-known works by Gustav Nonnenmacher, who died in 2012 at the age of 98, is a memorial in Worms, Germany to the victims of the world wars, which also documents his lifelong dealing with his own war experiences. But the artist also created works of admirable ease, such as the Winzerbrunnen - also in Worms - or fountain figures such as this heron, which is slightly abstracted into a spherical shape but nevertheless instantly recognisable.
Sculpture in bronze, cast in Lost-Wax-Process, chiselled and patinated by hand. Limited to 99 numbered and signed copies. Shipped without stone base and pump. Size 90 x 73 x 54 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 36 kg.
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