Null Breker, Arno (Elberfeld 1900 - 1991 Düsseldorf, studied at the Kunstgewerbe…
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Breker, Arno (Elberfeld 1900 - 1991 Düsseldorf, studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule Elberfeld, sculptor and graphic artist), "The Morning", bronze, brown patina, signed and dated Arno Breker 1977, numbered 9/10, foundry mark Barth Rinteln, approx. 84.5 cm high

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Breker, Arno (Elberfeld 1900 - 1991 Düsseldorf, studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule Elberfeld, sculptor and graphic artist), "The Morning", bronze, brown patina, signed and dated Arno Breker 1977, numbered 9/10, foundry mark Barth Rinteln, approx. 84.5 cm high

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