Gaul, August Bronze sculpture, August Gaul (1869 Haunau - 1921 Berlin), standing…

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Gaul, August

Bronze sculpture, August Gaul (1869 Haunau - 1921 Berlin), standing penguin, brown patina, August Gaul was a German sculptor and medallist in the transition from historicism to modernism, foundry mark, signed, h. 28 cm, (please note shipping instructions)

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Gaul, August

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Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Gaul, August (Hanau 1869 - 1921 Berlin, studied at the Hanau Drawing Academy and the Berlin School of Applied Arts, worked for a time in the studio of R. Begas, popular animal sculptor and graphic artist, member of the Berlin Secession),(Hanau 1869 - 1921 Berlin, studied at the Hanau Drawing Academy and the Berlin School of Applied Arts, worked for a time in the studio of R. Begas, popular animal sculptor and graphic artist, member of the Berlin Secession), "Unter dem Mistelzweig", lithograph on paper, signed Aug. Gaul in pencil lower right, 41.5 x 30 cm (BM), framed under glass

Estim. 4 000 EUR

August Gaul (1869-1921), "Cat", bronze, dark brown patina, signed "A. Gaul" on the stand and foundry mark "Noack Berlin", h. 15 cm, incl. marble pedestal (chipped) 25 cm

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

AUGUST GAUL (Hanau, 1869- Berlin, 1921). "Don penguins", c. 1911. Patinated and gilded bronze. Signed A. Gaul. Measurements: 16 x 17, 5 x 8,5 cm; 4,5 x 21,5 x 10,5 cm (base). During the nineteenth and twentieth century the animal-themed sculpture will finally reach a status of its own, within the context of romantic sculpture. Seeking to break away from the classical sculptural ideal, many artists saw in the animal theme a new way of expression, linked to the emotional and irrational nature, in a purely romantic sense. August Gaul was a German sculptor and medalist active during the transition from historicism to modernism. The son of the stonemason Philipp Gaul (1840-1910), he received his first inspiration for his later profession in his father's workshop. He served an apprenticeship as a model maker in a silversmith's factory, and from 1884 he was a student at the Royal Prussian Academy of Drawing in Hanau. With the support of his teacher, the sculptor Max Wiese, he moved to Berlin in 1888. There he initially worked in the sculpture workshop of Alexander Calandrelli and attended courses at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. After obtaining a permanent free pass to the Berlin Zoological Garden in 1890, he studied drawing there intensively. In 1894 he began studying at the Berlin Academy of Art, in the class of the painter Paul Meyerheim, whose strong point was the depiction of animals. In 1895, Gaul began working as an advanced student in the studio of Reinhold Begas, the leading exponent of neo-baroque at the Berlin sculpture school. Begas commissioned from him and August Kraus two of the four lions for the National Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm, located in front of the Berlin City Hall. A prize awarded by the Academy for a relief allowed Gaul to study in Italy between 1897- 1898. Upon his return, he became best known for his sculpture of the two Roman goats, which he was also able to exhibit at the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition. In 1898, he was one of the founding members of the Berlin Secession, an association of artists such as Max Liebermann, Louis Tuaillon and Walter Leistikow, who opposed the prevailing academic art scene; he was a member of the board of the Secession from 1902. August Gaul was appointed professor at the Academy of Art in 1908 and in 1919 he was appointed member of the acquisitions commission of the National Gallery in Berlin.

Gaul, August (1869 - 1921), Seeadler, study sheet, drawing, charcoal/pencil, a. u. signed by hand, size approx. 23 x 17,5 cm, PP, unframed. Sheet w. creases.

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