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Hans Scheib (b. 1949), Fleeing Girl, Wood Sculpture, c.
Hans Scheib (b. 1949), Fleeing Girl, Wood Sculpture, c.
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Description
Wood, partly painted
Germany, presumably around 1990
Two-part wooden sculpture
Hans Scheib (b. 1949) - German sculptor and graphic artist
Dimensions of the figure: circa 155 x 150 x 64 cm; dimensions of the base: 23 x 263.5 x 20 cm
Good condition
Hans Scheib is one of the most influential contemporary wood sculptors. The ‘Fleeing Girl’ is one of his typical expressive large-scale sculpture
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 10,000 Euro

Hans Scheib’s (born 1949) expressive wooden sculptures are one the one hand inspired by the artists of the Brücke, on the other they show elements of the Gothic wood sculpture. Scheib is not interested in the demonstration of aesthetical beauty. Rather, he is concerned with an examination of controversial events of the history and the present.


Condition:

The sculpture is in good condition, showing typical dryness cracks and small chips to the wood. The base shows a loss in the left rear corner. The dimensions of the figure are approximately 155 x 150 x 64 cm, while the base measures 23 x 263.5 x 20 cm (H x W x D).


Hans Scheib (b. 1949)

After an apprenticeship as a typesetter, the Potsdam born Hans Scheib studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden from 1971 to 1976. Since 1976 he has been active as a freelance artist in Berlin. Since 1985, he works mainly as a sculptor. Works by Scheib are in the collections of the Deutsche Historishe Museum in Berlin, the Berlinische Galerie, the National Gallery and the collection of the German Bundestag as well as the Albertinum in Dresden and the Grassi Museum in Leipzig, among others. (cko)


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Hans Scheib (b. 1949), Fleeing Girl, Wood Sculpture, c.

Estimate €5,000 - €6,500
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Starting Price €5,000

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