Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors, Drawings
Monday, 21 November 2011, 06:00 pm

Fritz Wotruba, Small Standing Figure

Lot 87

Fritz Wotruba, 1907-1975 (AT)

Small Standing Figure, 1953

Bronze casting, 2. version.

H 235 mm W 100 mm D 70 mm.
Stamped signature.
Two foundry stamps: "PÖLL WIEN", "BRONZE POLL WIEN".

CHF10'000 / 15'000
EUR9'000 / 13'000
USD11'000 / 16'000

Hammer Price: CHF 15'000

Annotation:

Provenance: Swiss private property.

Certificate of authenticity: Written statement to the authenticity of the work by Mrs Gabriele Stöger-Spevak, Fritz Wotruba Privatstiftung, Vienna, 18. July 2011.

Literature: Jürg Janett, Otto Breicha. Fritz Wotruba.
Werkverzeichnis Skulpturen, Reliefs, Bühnen- und Architekturmodelle.
St. Gallen, Erker-Verlag, 2002. No. 180/2, page 195, illustration.

Annotation: We are thankful for the kind assistance of Mrs Mag. Gabriele Stöger-Spevak MAS, Curator of the Artistic Estate of Fritz Wotruba at the Fritz Wotruba Stiftung, for cataloguing this work.