Lot 378
A GERMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ARCHER ENTITLED 'BOGENSCHÜTZE'
REDUCTION CAST BY GLADENBECK FROM THE MODEL BY ERNST MORITZ GEYGER (1861-1941), CIRCA 1900
Closed24 March 2010
Price Realised
EUR 6,500
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Specialist note
In 1895 Geyer settled in Florence. Soon after he executed the 4 meter high Bogenschütze which was included in the Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung in 1900. In 1902 Kaiser Wilhelm II purchased the monumental work and placed it in Park Sanssouci in Potsdam.
The Gladenbeck foundry acquired the rights to cast reductions in bronze.
The Gladenbeck foundry acquired the rights to cast reductions in bronze.