Sculpture "The Little Thinker", porcelain version
Sculpture "The Little Thinker", porcelain version
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porcelain | signature | size 12 x 18.5 cm (h/w) | weight 440g
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Sculpture "The Little Thinker", porcelain version
ars mundi presents Loriot's famous "The Thinker" as a three-dimensional multiple. "The Thinker", Loriot's subtle response to the famous sculpture of the same name by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, is a real highlight. It is even more than that: it is an enrichment of Rodin's idea: in Loriot's work, the thinker not only possesses focused thoughtfulness, he has been enriched by another great gift - a silent sense of humour!
Sculpture made of hard porcelain. Fired at 1.400 °C. With signature. Size 12 x 18.5 cm (h/w). Weight 440g.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
Customer reviews
richtig gelungen, sehr schön
Alles perfekt, schnelle Lieferung, einwandfreie Ware
Wie alles von Loriot erstklassig!
Ich bin mit der Lieferung sehr zufrieden. Die Skulptur gefällt mir, und sie kam rechtzeitig vor Weihnachten bei mir an, obwohl das lt. Angabe des Liefertermins im Internet nicht zugesagt worden war.
About Loriot
1923-2011, a german draughtsman, cartoonist, author, humourist, opera director
He won several german "golden" awards: two Golden Cameras, two Golden Records, the Golden Screen, the Golden Gramophone and the Golden Lion of Honour. Not to mention the Ernst Lubitsch and Adolph Grimme prizes, the Telestar or the Sonderbambi... He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his special services.
Loriot is best known for his cartoons and sketches with the characters feature of bulbous noses. For example, two popular characters are Mr Müller-Lüdenscheid and Dr Klöbner, who - unawares - get into the same hotel bathtub and argue so delightful about whether the rubber duck should be allowed in the water or not... In his books, Loriot has dealt intensively with the passage of time. "Loriot's Diary - Zeitgeschehen von Meisterhand" or "Loriot's Heile Welt - Neue gesammelte Texte und Zeichnungen zu brennenden Fragen der Zeit" are just two out of many examples.
Vicco von Bülow, alias Loriot, was without a doubt the "grand seigneur" of German humour. His sketches are often known by heart by a lot of people and no matter the art he was creating - whether as a caricaturist, a humourist, an actor or director - he always achieved something special and memorable.
"Comedy, as I understand it, always deals with self-irony, otherwise something is missing. You have to include yourself." This is the secret to his success and noticeable in all his works. That‘s why his humour is never disparaging, never hurtful. Loriot was always extremely tender even with the characters in his most accurate parodies and precisely observed exposures of middle-class narrow-mindedness. Loriot’s humour, one could say, is not a sharp dagger for grim confrontations, but a fine scalpel that ultimately works towards healing the world with every cut.
The "grand seigneur" of German humour died in August 2011.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing, and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections, and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and undergo an initial firing at about 900°C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactories, the porcelain is painted by hand, with each colour being fired individually under strict temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
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A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures made of wood, ivory, or stone are carved directly from the material block, in bronze casting, a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.