Sturm. 1932.
Bronze with black-brown patina.
Braun 159. With the monogram and the foundry mark "H.NOACK BERLIN" on the sole of the left foot. Height: 76 cm (29.9 in).
Cast after 1945.

• Fritz Klimsch is one of the most important German sculptors of the early 20th century.
• Females nudes occupy a prominent position in his work.
• He found a wide range of means of expression in them.
• Dynamic motion combined with an introverted posture.
• Beautiful patina on a dynamic surface.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Alfred Lochte, Hamburg.
Private collection, Schleswig-Holstein (acquired from the above, ever since in family ownership).

EXHIBITION: Preussische Akademie der Künste zu Berlin. Herbst-Ausstellung, Oct./Nov. 1932, no. 250, p. 21 (different copy).

LITERATURE: Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Werke, Hanover 1980, pp. 64f., illustrated (different copy).
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Uli Klimsch. Fritz Klimsch. Die Welt des Bildhauers, p. 69, illustrated on p. 75 (different copy).