802 - During, Fritz (Burg/Spreewald 1910 - 1993 Preetz). In the Rain. Bronze, 1979. Marked 'IXI' on the side of the plinth. Height 50 cm; width 22 cm; depth approx. 21 cm.

During, Fritz (Burg/Spreewald 1910 - 1993 Preetz). In the Rain. Bronze, 1979. Marked 'IXI' on the side of the plinth. Height 50 cm; width 22 cm; depth approx. 21 cm. Catalogue raisonné, page 206 (with illustration). - Feddersen, Schleswig-Holstein Artists' Lexicon, page 45. - After training as a carpenter, During studied sculpture in Berlin under Ludwig Gies. He then moved to Kiel and created numerous sculptures for the Kieler Kunstkeramik Edmund Jensen company (successor to Kieler-Kunst-Keramik AG). He eventually lived in Preetz as a freelance artist, and numerous sculptures of his can be found in public spaces in Schleswig-Holstein. - Figure of a girl in a dress, a cloak pulled over her head and held together in front of her chest with one hand. - Some small abrasions on the back. - Enclosed: 1 handwritten letter to the Mayor of Kiel, Luckhardt, dated 'Raisdorf, June 9, 1989'. 1 page on 1 sheet. Also included: 1 typographic invitation to the exhibition opening in Salzau with the artist's handwritten invitation to Mayor Luckhardt on the reverse, 1 typographic letter to During from Karl Heinz Luckhardt with his handwritten signature, dated 'Kiel, August 8, 1989', and 20 mostly black and white photographs of During's works in public spaces in Kiel.