195 - Richard Heß, Embrace, Couple in front of the mirror and Encounter, 4 bronze reliefs and 2 plaster casts

Richard Heß, Embrace, Couple in front of the mirror and Encounter, 4 bronze reliefs and 2 plaster casts Richard Heß, 1937 - Berlin - 2017, German sculptor, couple embracing beneath an arch, 2 bronze sculptures with brown patina, each 19.8 x 14.7 x 1 cm, signed, numbered 1/250 and 2/250; Interior with a nude couple in front of a mirror, bronze with a brown patina, 21 x 18 x 2 cm, signed; Female nude and man in tailcoat and top hat, with a view of a man’s back in the foreground, bronze with a golden-brown patina, 23.5 x 16 x 1 cm, signed; plus 2 plaster casts, including 1 x motif of a couple under an arch and 1 x motif of a nude couple in front of a mirrorAbout the artist: Richard Heß first completed an apprenticeship in wood sculpture and subsequently studied at the Berlin University of the Arts. He was a master student of Bernhard Heiliger. Richard Heß taught at the Technical University of Darmstadt and later became a professor at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences. His sculptures and reliefs continue to feature prominently in public spaces in many German cities (e.g. in Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main)