Frau in rotem Kleid. 2007.
Bronze, patinated and painted.
Plinth with the scratched monogram, the number and the foundry mark. From an edition of 25 copies. Height (incl. plinth): 56 cm (22 in). Plinth: 0,5 x 22 cm (0,2 x 8,7 x 7,9 in).
Cast by art foundry Strassacker, Süßen. Published by Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach. [CH]

The Barcode of Life - The Hans Braun Collection
More works from the collection are offered in our Contemporary Art Day Sale on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

• In the early 1980s, Stephan Balkenhol was the leading spirit behind the revival of figurative sculpture.
• The artist's sculptural works have an unparalleled recognition value and are part of the collections of, among others, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Kunstmuseum Basel.
• Works in bronze are at the Kunsthalle in Baden-Baden (“Ikarus”, 2006) or in front of the Hamburg zoo Hagenbecks Tierpark (“Mann auf Giraffe”, 2001).
• Most recently, Stephan Balkenhol's works were on display in solo exhibitions at the Museum Wiesbaden, the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg and the Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden in Wuppertal.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach.
Hans Braun Collection, Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above in 2010).


"WWhat I want [..] from my sculptures is that they provide the impetus or starting point for everything else. Hence, it is not only the figure that is important, but starting from that, it can convey all kinds of things [..], moods, feelings, ideas."
Stephan Balkenhol, quoted from: Dirk Teuber, in: Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartskunst, Munich 1995, p. 2.

Characteristic work in very good condition. Slightly dusty in places. Some minimal signs of rubbing.