Lot Essay
In 1944, Geiser was commissioned to create a sculpture for the new cantonal school in Solothurn, Switzerland. Studie zum David is the sculpture he created based on the pose of Michelangelo's David.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM KELLY SIMPSON
Karl Geiser (1898-1957)
Studie zum David
Details
Karl Geiser (1898-1957)
Studie zum David
numbered and stamped with foundry mark '2/5 M. PASTORI GENÈVE CIRE PERDUE ' and with Nachlass stamp (on the top of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 30 ½ in. (77.5 cm.)
Conceived circa 1944; this bronze version cast by the estate of the artist
Studie zum David
numbered and stamped with foundry mark '2/5 M. PASTORI GENÈVE CIRE PERDUE ' and with Nachlass stamp (on the top of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 30 ½ in. (77.5 cm.)
Conceived circa 1944; this bronze version cast by the estate of the artist
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Galerie Alex Vömel, Dusseldorf.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, Zurich, 8 December 1999, lot 138.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Galerie Alex Vömel, Dusseldorf.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, Zurich, 8 December 1999, lot 138.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
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