224 - Fritz Klimsch

Fritz Klimsch 1870 Frankfurt am Main – 1960 Saig – “Contemplation” – Bronze. Brown patina. Height: 33.5 cm. Monogram on the base: FK. Foundry mark: H. NOACK BERLIN. - Provenance: Acquired from Galerie Koch, Hanover, in 1989. A copy of the confirmation is available. - Lit.: Hermann Braun – Fritz Klimsch. Works, Hanover: Galerie Koch, 1980, pp. 50ff. No. 17 with ill. - Lit.: Braun 121, design prior to 1924. Born into a family of artists, Klimsch studied under F. Schaper at the Berlin Academy from 1886 to 1894. He received the State Prize in 1894. He continued his studies in Italy, where he was a member of the Artists’ Association in Rome. He also lived in Paris for some time. In 1898, Klimsch was a co-founder of the Berlin Secession. He had been a member of the Berlin Academy since 1912. Klimsch became a professor in Berlin in 1921.