Portrait Bust - Kurt Schmid Ehmen Estate
Offered here, from the estate of the artist, is an original life size bust portrait in bronze by the preeminent German sculptor, Kurt Schmid-Ehmen. In literature from the period, the bust is titled "Frau Helmerich", however in a 1991 exhibition commemorating the artist's 100th birthday, it was presented as "Mita". The bronze itself measures approximately 12 1/2" tall, and it is mounted on its original variegated marble base which measures about 6 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 2 3/4" tall. The bust is crisply signed Schmid-Ehmen on the neck, and the foundry mark of Priesmann Bauer & Co. is stamped into the back edge of the mounting flange. One of the two photos shows the bust behind Schmid-Ehmen. It is clear from the patterning in the marble that it is the very same piece. The second photo is a period studio photograph of the same work. This is a rare bronze by one of the most important sculptors of the Third Reich era.
Offered here, from the estate of the artist, is an original life size bust portrait in bronze by the preeminent German sculptor, Kurt Schmid-Ehmen. In literature from the period, the bust is titled "Frau Helmerich", however in a 1991 exhibition commemorating the artist's 100th birthday, it was presented as "Mita". The bronze itself measures approximately 12 1/2" tall, and it is mounted on its original variegated marble base which measures about 6 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 2 3/4" tall. The bust is crisply signed Schmid-Ehmen on the neck, and the foundry mark of Priesmann Bauer & Co. is stamped into the back edge of the mounting flange. One of the two photos shows the bust behind Schmid-Ehmen. It is clear from the patterning in the marble that it is the very same piece. The second photo is a period studio photograph of the same work. This is a rare bronze by one of the most important sculptors of the Third Reich era.