WITTIG, Herman (1819–1891), WITTIG, Herman (1819–1891), WITTIG, Herman

(1819–1891)WITTIG,(1819–1891)Herma(1819–1891)Dancing Bacchante with a PantherPatinated bronze. Marked "H. Wittig 1866." H 58 cm. 20.65 kg.Patina worn away in places, some scratches and dents, small holes in the robe, possibly remnants of the casting mold that were not chiseled away (woman: neck, left upper arm, right wrist, waist, robe around the right foot; Panther: neck, left and right front legs, right hind leg, tail).Semi-nude figure of a young woman with a wreath of grapevines in her hair, holding grapes and a bowl in her hands. She is accompanied by a panther, the companion animal of Bacchus, the god of wine, which is rearing up toward the grapes.Patina worn away in places, some scratches and dents, small holes in the robe, possibly remnants of the casting mold that were not chiseled away (woman: neck, left upper arm, right wrist, waist, robe around the right foot; Panther: neck, left and right front legs, right hind leg, tail).Herman Wittig: Berlin sculptor.Provenance: Peter Kaus museum estate.For this lot, we recommend personal pickup, fine art transport, or shipping via ThePackengers.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

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