Lot: 9129
Date of sale: 1. Sat Apr 2023
Focke, Wilhelm H. 1878 - Bremen - 1974. youth with dolphin [riding boy on dolphin]. 1920s.
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Focke, Wilhelm H. 1878 – Bremen – 1974. youth with dolphin [riding boy on dolphin]. 1920s. Watercolor/thin paper, design study to that of the wood sculpture, unsigned, sheet 22 x 29 cm, minimal creases, 4 small thin spots, mounted at the corners under passepartout a. framed behind glass 33,5 x 43,5 cm, Hadré 1390, enclosed. small sketch of the same motif, 1930s, pen and paper, 9 x 13 cm, Hadré 2358.- For the design Focke was inspired by the story of a boy who was saved from drowning by a dolphin. Hadré, Focke, p. 18.
Category: Fine art
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