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1195 - Modern and Contemporary Art Contemporary Art Baumgärtel, Chr…
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Modern and Contemporary Art Contemporary Art Baumgärtel, Christa Untitled (Figure). 1989. Terracotta. 42 x 13 x 8 cm. Dated and signed by the artist on the reverse. Mounted on a Plexiglas plinth. – Partially slightly dusty. Overall in very good condition. In this terracotta figure from 1989, Christa Baumgärtel documents her focused exploration of the human body as a presence made manifest in form. The material – fireclay – creates a grainy and cracked surface, which, combined with the figure’s minimalist form, lends it an archaic quality. By reducing the figure to its essentials, the form simultaneously refers to physicality and the concept of form: volume and surface enter into a quiet tension, clearly expressing Baumgärtel’s sculptural approach, which combines processes such as modelling and hollow-building techniques with an intuitive relationship to material and the body. Terracotta. Dated and signed by the artist on the reverse. On a plexiglass base. – Partially slightly dusty. Overall very good. - In this terracotta figure from 1989, Christa Baumgärtel captures her focused view of the human body as a presence that has taken on form. The material – fireclay – creates a grainy and cracked surface which, combined with its reduced form, lends the figure an archaic quality. By reducing the figure to its essentials, the shape simultaneously refers to physicality and the concept of form: volume and surface enter into a subtle tension and clearly express Baumgärtel’s sculptural approach, which combines processes such as modelling and hollow construction techniques with an intuitive relationship to material and the body.
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
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