Brockhage, Hans (1925 Schwarzenberg - 2009 ibid.)

Lot 9519 limit € 5.500

Monumental sculpture made of bog oak trunks, "Apocalyptic Dance", 3 standing figures, processed with various tools, mounted on an iron plate, suitable for outdoor installation, signs of age, total height approx. 240 cm, plate size approx. 136 x 100 x 5 cm, 1989 exhibited in the baroque garden Kamp 1989-91, published in H. Brockhage, handling wood, 2004, p. 171, WVZ Neue Sächsische Galerie Chemnitz no 1947-52 studied at the HbK Dresden, among others with Mart Stam, development of the swing car (1957 award), 1950/51 student in the seminar of Marianne Brandt, with whom he was friends until her death, 1967-77 lecturer at the HS Burg Giebichenstein in Halle, from 1968 first sculptural works in wood and concrete, 1971 first exhibition in the Grassi-Museum Leipzig, co-founder of the Chemnitz gallery Oben, 1977 appointed professor at the FS for applied Kunst Schneeberg, from 1985 free-figure works and montages, from 2000 publication of several books, among others about Marianne Brandt, the art of carving in the Ore Mountains and his own work, numerous exhibitions, including 2015/16 in the German Bundestag. In addition to concrete and bronze, Brockhage primarily used wood as a traditional material from his homeland in the Ore Mountains. The often only roughly hewn trunks from which he created his works of art always reflect the peculiarities of the natural material. Conceived for outdoor installation, the present figure was exposed to the cycle of the seasons and accordingly shows an age patina intended by the artist. Brockhage formulated it in 2004 in his publication Handling Wood as follows: "The landscape of the Ore Mountains, in which I live, is simple in its essence. Crystals can be found, basalt cones - mountains in the immediate vicinity. Here wood grows again and again. Even in the decay it retains its beauty, I think." (Lot not on display at the auction house, limited viewing times, please enquire)