Ref: 3164
Hurrying Bear on Four Legs
August Gaul
Ref: 3164
Hurrying Bear on Four Legs
August Gaul
20th Century
1914
Bronze with brown patina
5.2 x 9.8 x 3.5 cm (2 x 3 ⁷/₈ x 1 ³/₈ inches)
Signed Gaul on the sole of the left hind paw.
1914
Bronze with brown patina
5.2 x 9.8 x 3.5 cm (2 x 3 ⁷/₈ x 1 ³/₈ inches)
Signed Gaul on the sole of the left hind paw.
Provenance: Ahlden Castle, October 1, 2010, Lot 613
Private collection, Brandenburg
Private collection, Brandenburg
Description:
Gaul, August (1869 Hanau – 1921 Berlin)
Hurrying Bear on Four Legs
1914
Bronze figure with a brown patina on a rectangular marble plinth.
Signed ‘Gaul’ on the sole of the left hind paw.
Bears the Noack Berlin foundry mark on the belly.
Gabler 215; Walther 1961, No. 59; Walther 1973, fig. No. 26, B-Cat. Leipzig No. 200.
Gaul, August (1869 Hanau – 1921 Berlin)
Hurrying Bear on Four Legs
1914
Bronze figure with a brown patina on a rectangular marble plinth.
Signed ‘Gaul’ on the sole of the left hind paw.
Bears the Noack Berlin foundry mark on the belly.
Gabler 215; Walther 1961, No. 59; Walther 1973, fig. No. 26, B-Cat. Leipzig No. 200.
August Gaul
August Gaul (1869–1921) was a German sculptor best known for his animal sculptures. He focused almost exclusively on depictions of animals such as birds, deer, apes, and big cats, rendered with a refined sense of observation and simplified, modern forms. Gaul’s work is associated with the Berlin Secession and reflects a move away from academic sculpture toward a more direct, expressive approach. Instead of dramatic or allegorical themes, he emphasized the natural posture, movement, and character of animals, often reducing detail to highlight essential form and structure. Working primarily in bronze, Gaul became one of the key figures in early modern German sculpture. His animal studies are considered important contributions to the development of modernist sculpture, bridging naturalism and formal abstraction in the early 20th century.
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