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August Gaul

Großauheim near Hanau 1869 – 1921 Berlin

“Pinguin“ (head straight on) und “Pinguin“ (head to top right). 1914/20 / after 1922

Bronze with black-brown patina. 37 × 23 × 25 cm / 41,5 × 30 × 20 cm (14 ⅝ × 9 × 9 ⅞ in. / 16 ⅜ × 11 ¾ × 7 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: August Gaul. “Pinguin“ (head straight on) und “Pinguin“ (head to top right). 1914/20 / after 1922.

Estimate:

EUR 30,000

 

- 35,000

USD 33,000

 

- 38,500

Sold for:

37,500 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn 2019

ORANGERIE Big Animals. Big Shots, Thursday, 28.11.2019

Information

Bronze with black-brown patina. 37 × 23 × 25 cm / 41,5 × 30 × 20 cm (14 ⅝ × 9 × 9 ⅞ in. / 16 ⅜ × 11 ¾ × 7 ⅞ in.). Signed at the back right and on the left: A.Gaul O. Behind each the foundry mark: H.Noack Berlin / collection labels on the underside: Sammlung Georg Schäfer Schweinfurt 17D und Sammlung Schäfer Schweinfurt 18D. Catalogue raisonné: Catalogue raisonné: Josephine Gabler: August Gaul. Das Werkverzeichnis der Skulpturen. Berlin, 2007, 199-c / 199-e. Each NL-edition of 3 casts, a few casts with newer dates. Art foundry Hermann Noack, Berlin.

We would like to thank Josephine Gabler, Berlin, for kindly providing additional information. .

The Georg Schäfer collection (1896–1975), Schweinfurt / Private Collection, Berlin

Sonderauktion: Gemälde des 18. & 19. Jahrhunderts sowie Gemälde & Skulpturen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Munich, Neumeister Kunstauktionen, 27.2.1999, cat. no. 308 and 309 (“Pinguin zum Pinguinbrunnen Hamburg“)

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