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Der dumme Junge von Meissen [The stupid boy of Meissen]
Lost Art-ID
529398

Artist / Creator
Aurich, Oscar
Birth
1877.10.08, Neukirchen (Erzgebirge)
Death
1968.11, Dresden
Place of activity
Dresden
Title
Der dumme Junge von Meissen [The stupid boy of Meissen]
Dating
1900/1905
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Bronze) / cast
Height
35.50 cm
Inventory number
ZV 2154
Description
The boy wears a towel around his waist with a wide belt, (2?) geese hanging from this. On his feet he has high boots with foldover. The hair is cut off above the forehead and falls to the ears. The eyes and the opened mouth give him a fatuous appearance.
Titled on the base: "Der dumme Junge von Meissen" [The stupid boy of Meissen]
Provenance
Acquired by the Academic Council in 1904 from the competition for cabinet and small sculpture and transferred to the K. Skulpturensammlung for installation on April 6, 1904 Inventory ZV 458-2814 (1886-1919/20). Loaned to the Dresden Ministry of Justice on March 21, 1929. Not recorded in the 1950 inventory list.
Literature / Source
Literatur | Literaure:
Berichte aus den Königlichen Sammlungen 1904, S. 3 (rechts).
Published since
Contact
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Skulpturensammlung
Tzschirnerplatz 2
01067 Dresden
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)351 4914 9740
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