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Fritz Koenig — Gerahmte Figuren
Fritz Koenig

Gerahmte Figuren

1959

This bronze sculptural work presents an abstract composition featuring a rectangular frame with a series of vertical elements extending from its upper edge, suggesting simplified human or figurative forms. Below, a set of slender vertical rods rise from a base platform, creating a dialogue between the framed upper portion and the independent lower structure. The weathered patina of the bronze surface reveals the work's tactile quality and temporal presence. The composition explores themes of containment, seriality, and the relationship between frame and figure, characteristic of mid twentieth century modernist sculptural inquiry.

Medium
bronze
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

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Fritz Koenig, Gerahmte Figuren, 1959

This bronze sculptural work presents an abstract composition featuring a rectangular frame with a series of vertical elements extending from its upper edge, suggesting simplified human or figurative forms. Below, a set of slender vertical rods rise from a base platform, creating a dialogue between the framed upper portion and the independent lower structure. The weathered patina of the bronze surface reveals the work's tactile quality and temporal presence. The composition explores themes of containment, seriality, and the relationship between frame and figure, characteristic of mid twentieth century modernist sculptural inquiry.

Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 50.8 x 59.1 x 10.2 cm
Year
1959
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Figurative Forms, Minimalist Forms, Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Modernist Composition, Three-Dimensional Art, Contemporary Sculpture, Post-War Sculpture, Geometric Abstraction, Spatial Relationships, Metal Art

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