1804
SCHLIEPSTEIN, Gerhard (1886 Braunschweig - 1963 Berlin)
Large bronze sculpture: Europe on the bull
Bronze, dark patina. Height: 47 cm, width: 54 cm. 35.6 kg.
Inscribed on the reverse: Schliepstein. Expressive depiction of the popular episode from Greek mythology. Zeus fell in love with the king's daughter Europa and transformed himself into a bull in order to abduct her. Patina minimally rubbed, one crack in each of two bull legs.
* Schliepstein, sculptor, modeler, designer and painter, studied at the academy in Berlin. Worked as a freelance artist in Berlin from 1910, freelancer for various German porcelain manufacturers, member of the Reichsverband bildender Künstler Deutschlands.
Literature : Thieme-Becker (1936), Dressler (1930).
Provenance : * Partner auction Bergmann (the responsibility for legally compliant consignment and description lies with Auktionshaus Bergmann, Erlangen). Collection Kurt Adelsberger, part 3.
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Call time 26 | Feb. 2026 | presumably 16:44 (CET)
Limit 800 €
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