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Georg Kolbe

Waldheim, Saxony 1877 – 1947 Berlin

„Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922

Fountain sculpture: bronze with dark green-black patina, mounted on limestone. Bronze: 172 cm (67 ¾ in.), Gesamthöhe: 310 cm (67 ¾ in. (26 ⅜ ¾ in.), Gesamthöhe: 122 in.).
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This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.
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This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.
This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.
This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.
This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.
This picture shows the following artwork: Georg Kolbe. „Tänzerinnen–Brunnen“. 1922.

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EUR 1,000,000

 

- 1,500,000

USD 1,180,000

 

- 1,760,000

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Fountain sculpture: bronze with dark green-black patina, mounted on limestone. Bronze: 172 cm (67 ¾ in.), Gesamthöhe: 310 cm (67 ¾ in. (26 ⅜ ¾ in.), Gesamthöhe: 122 in.). Monogrammed on the plinth of the bronze on the right: GK. There at the back the foundry mark: H. NOACK BERLIN-FRIEDENAU. Monogrammed on the limestone at the back, between the figures: GK. The bronze one of two casts. Traces of weathering. [3000]

We thank Thomas Lucker, Berlin, for his expertise in restoration..

Traces of weathering

Heinrich and Jenny Stahl, Berlin (acquired 1922 from the artist, to 1941) / Theodor Dimanow, Berlin/Madrid (acquired 1941 from Heinrich and Jenny Stahl) / GEHAG, Berlin (base and fountain basin) / Georg Kolbe-Stiftung, Berlin (since 1978/79) / heirs of Heinrich and Jenny Stahl (2026)

Georg Kolbe 1877–1947. Berlin, Georg Kolbe Museum, 1997/98, cat. no. 49, p. 54, 111 / TanzPlastik. Die tänzerische Bewegung in der Skulptur der Moderne. Berlin, Georg Kolbe Museum, 2012, cat. no. 27, p. 8, 130

Will Grohmann: Georg Kolbe. In: Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker (ed.): Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Vol. XXI, Leipzig, Seemann, 1927, p. 229–230, here p. 229 / v. B.: Gartenarchitektur und Gartenplastik. In: Die Pyramide. Internationale Monatshefte für Baukunst, Raumkunst, Werkkunst, vol. 14, issue 5, 1928, p. 159–163, here p. 161 / exhibition portfolio.: 10 x Kolbe. Didaktische Ausstellung zu ausgewählten Plastiken von Georg Kolbe (1877–1947). Berlin, 1983, p. 10/11, Lot II 7 / Ursel Berger: Georg Kolbe. Leben und Werk. With a catalogue of the Kolbe sculptures in the Georg-Kolbe-Museum. Berlin, Gebrüder Mann Verlag, 1990, cat. no. 47, ill., p. 72, 197, 254/255, 257, 281 / Hermann Simon: Heinrich Stahl (13. April 1868 – 4. November 1942). Schriften der Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin – Centrum Judaicum. Berlin, 1993, p. 11 / exh. cat.: Schätze aus Berliner Museen. Erwerbungen aus Lottomitteln 1975–1995. Berlin, Altes Museum und Kunstforum in der Grundkreditbank, 1995. Berlin, Henschel, 1995, p. 306/307 / Ursel Berger: 50 Jahre Georg Kolbe Museum. Berlin, Georg Kolbe Museum, 2000, p. 22/23 / Ursel Berger: Georg Kolbe. In: Antonia Boström (ed.): The Encyclopedia of Sculpture. Vol. II. New York/London, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004, p. 881–883 / Bernd Erhard Fischer: Georg Kolbe in Westend (Menschen and Orte). Berlin, Edition A · B· Fischer, 2008, p. 2, 3, 30 / Julia Wallner (ed.): Georg Kolbe. Cologne, Wienand, 2017, p. 38 / Julia Wallner (ed.): Moderne und Refugium. Georg Kolbes Sensburg als Architekturdenkmal der 1920s. Berlin, Georg Kolbe Museum, 2021, p. 128 / Kathleen Reinhardt and Georg Kolbe Museum (ed.): Der Brunnen. The Fountain. Berlin, Distanz, 2025

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