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Sculpture "Walking Girl"
Lost Art-ID
635747
Artist / Creator
Wolff, Elisabeth
Birth
22.11.1898, Berlin
Place of activity
Uruguay?, Berlin
Last mentioned
1969
Title
Sculpture "Walking Girl"
Dating
1934 (around)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Bronze)
Height
78.00 cm
Width
44.00 cm
Depth
23.00 cm
Inventory number
SKU 87/23/0
Description
Der weibliche Torso ist mit dem rechten Bein nach vorne ausschreitend dargestellt. Oberkörper und Kopf sind leicht nach rechts gedreht. Die Arme sind nicht ausgeführt, wodurch die schlanke, jugendlich Gestalt eine zusätzliche Streckung erfährt. Plinte, seitlich „EW“.
Weitere Informationen: Externer Link
Provenance
1934: Elisabeth Wolff, studio, Berlin, commissioned by the C.-V.-Zeitung newspaper as a challenge cup for the sports festival of the Reich Committee of Jewish Youth Associations
1934: Ring – Federation of German Jewish Youth, Berlin, presented by the artist to the winning team in the 400m relay race, anchor runner Hilde Finkenstein
1934 to 1942/43 at the latest: Whereabouts unknown
From 1942/43 to 1987 at the latest: Ernst Grumach, Berlin, received from unknown source for safekeeping, then remained in family possession
From 1987: Jewish Department, Berlin Museum (now Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation), deposit/donation
1934: Ring – Federation of German Jewish Youth, Berlin, presented by the artist to the winning team in the 400m relay race, anchor runner Hilde Finkenstein
1934 to 1942/43 at the latest: Whereabouts unknown
From 1942/43 to 1987 at the latest: Ernst Grumach, Berlin, received from unknown source for safekeeping, then remained in family possession
From 1987: Jewish Department, Berlin Museum (now Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation), deposit/donation
Literature / Source
The female torso is depicted with the right leg stepping forward. The upper body and head are turned slightly to the right. The arms are not depicted, which gives the slender, youthful figure an additional sense of elongation. Plinth, "EW" on the side.
Further information: Externer Link
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Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin
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