7121 - Kluck, Willy

Kluck, Willy Young Woman Walking Bronze with a dark brown patina on a bronze plinth, set on a black marble plinth. Circa 1930. 38.4 x 18 x 9.2 cm. Signed “Kluck” on the side of the plinth. An elegantly stylized bronze by the Berlin-based idealist and eccentric Willy Kluck, who later lived on Capri in his “Cube of Solitude,” a small white cube near the Migliara cliff. The sculptor, painter, and philosopher was part of the island’s art scene and founded the first “International Private State” (IPS) there. In 1920, Kluck participated in the Berlin November Group exhibition with three works. A magnificent cast with a finely textured, partially punched surface and a beautifully iridescent patina. Works by this artist are rare. Total height including marble plinth: 40 cm. Provenance: Collection of Wolfgang Joop and Edwin Lemberg, Potsdam - Please request condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.