Ernst Barlach:
Sculpture "Kiss Group I" (1921), Reduction in Bronze
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ars mundi special edition | Limited, 980 copies | Numbered | Signature | Foundry stamp | Certificate | Bronze | Patinated | Reduction | Format 19.5 x 19 x 10 cm (H/W/D) | Weight 3.2 kg
The mystic of love: the "Kiss Group I" by Ernst Barlach. Ars mundi special edition, issued in collaboration with the Art Hall Bremen.
The works of Ernst Barlach are shaped with deep humanity. His presentation of a simple human escape from the idealizing of the outer and address to the human ideal, that represents the actual time flow of the everyday reality. His praying, music-making, searching figures seem to flow through as if they are a spiritual force that makes them part of an overarching, mystical whole.
This refers to the Barlach's "Kiss" which appeared in opposition to the eponymous work of Rodin in 1921. Unlike the one by Rodin, the sculptural group by Barlach doesn't stress on the element of Eros but rather presents the loving bond, that breaks the borders of the sculpture. The intimacy with which they are facing each other seems to be characterized by long shared life experience and unwavering confidence. Already in its monolithic structure, the work shows a "twofoldness" of the couple, which reveals love not as a fleeting erotic phenomenon but as an almost mystical human basic experience - the main characters here are not Venus and Adonis, but Philemon and Baucis.
Sculpture "Kiss Group I": Original: plaster lacquered.
Fine bronze, cast by hand in lost-wax technique and patinated. The shape was taken directly from the original and reduced (reduction). Limited edition 980 copies, individually numbered and marked with the original "E. Barlach" signature and the foundry hallmark. arsmundi special edition, issues in cooperation with the Art Hall Bremen. With numbered authenticity and limitation certificate. Format 19.5 x 19 x 10 cm (H/W/D). Weight 3.2 kg.
"Some of the best-known works of art in modern times are dedicated to the kiss - Gustav Klimt's and Auguste Rodin's representations are the most prominent examples, and Ernst Barlach has also dealt with this theme, focusing on the whole spectrum of people. "The Bremen Kiss Group" presents an unusually intimate view of an affectionate couple, reinforced by the format and the medium. " (Prof. Dr. Christoph Grunenberg, Director of the Kunsthalle Bremen)
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Ernst Barlach: Sculpture "Kiss Group I" (1921), Reduction in Bronze
The mystic of love: the "Kiss Group I" by Ernst Barlach. Ars mundi special edition, issued in collaboration with the Art Hall Bremen.
The works of Ernst Barlach are shaped with deep humanity. His presentation of a simple human escape from the idealizing of the outer and address to the human ideal, that represents the actual time flow of the everyday reality. His praying, music-making, searching figures seem to flow through as if they are a spiritual force that makes them part of an overarching, mystical whole.
This refers to the Barlach's "Kiss" which appeared in opposition to the eponymous work of Rodin in 1921. Unlike the one by Rodin, the sculptural group by Barlach doesn't stress on the element of Eros but rather presents the loving bond, that breaks the borders of the sculpture. The intimacy with which they are facing each other seems to be characterized by long shared life experience and unwavering confidence. Already in its monolithic structure, the work shows a "twofoldness" of the couple, which reveals love not as a fleeting erotic phenomenon but as an almost mystical human basic experience - the main characters here are not Venus and Adonis, but Philemon and Baucis.
Sculpture "Kiss Group I": Original: plaster lacquered.
Fine bronze, cast by hand in lost-wax technique and patinated. The shape was taken directly from the original and reduced (reduction). Limited edition 980 copies, individually numbered and marked with the original "E. Barlach" signature and the foundry hallmark. arsmundi special edition, issues in cooperation with the Art Hall Bremen. With numbered authenticity and limitation certificate. Format 19.5 x 19 x 10 cm (H/W/D). Weight 3.2 kg.
"Some of the best-known works of art in modern times are dedicated to the kiss - Gustav Klimt's and Auguste Rodin's representations are the most prominent examples, and Ernst Barlach has also dealt with this theme, focusing on the whole spectrum of people. "The Bremen Kiss Group" presents an unusually intimate view of an affectionate couple, reinforced by the format and the medium. " (Prof. Dr. Christoph Grunenberg, Director of the Kunsthalle Bremen)
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Ernst Barlach
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