Bronze Figure - Head of the Güstrow Memorial - Ernst Barlach

The "Head of the Güstrow Memorial" testify a deep artistic friendship. The facial features are clearly those of his artist friend Käthe Kollwitz, although "without intention", as he later maintains. This head is a detail of Barlach’s most famous artwork "The Floating" (1930). "The Floating" was created as a war monument for the victims of the First World War and hung from 1927-1937 in a niche of Güstrow Cathedral. Barlach’s work as well as the work of Käthe Kollwitz in Nazi Germany was ostracised during Nazi-reign. So in retrospect the "Head of the Güstrow Memorial" acts like the premonition of a common destiny. The sculpture is signed with "E. Barlach".The figure was cast in bronze using the lost wax method. All of our sculptures are created under strict quality guidelines. Based on our quality control system we only create high value products, which stand out for their precision.

Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 18 cm
Weight: 3.1 kg
100% Bronze