Johannes Konstantin Göldel, bust of a lady
dated (1)932 and partially indistinctly signed "Johs-Göldel", foundry ...

Johannes Konstantin Göldel, bust of a lady
dated (1)932 and partially indistinctly signed "Johs-Göldel", foundry stamp "Guss T. Noack Leipzig", bronze light patinated, on the reverse handwritten label "Leonore Kühnle Leipzig Buchhändlerin 1932", head depiction of a lady with slanting cap and short curly hair flowing out from under the rim, on base of garnet serpentine, h bust ca. 31 cm, h total ca. 38,5 cm. Artist's info: German sculptor and painter (1891 Leipzig until after 1946) apprenticeship as a stonemason, then studied at the Academy of Graphic Arts and Book Trade in Leipzig, temporarily working as a teacher at the Leipzig School of Arts and Crafts, freelance, living in Borsdorf and Leipzig, mainly working in the field of architectural sculpture, important works are for example the seven figures at Petershof in Leipzig, a monument 1. Important works are, for example, the seven figures at the Petershof in Leipzig, a World War I memorial for the municipality of Borsdorf as well as works for the Grassimuseum (wall design as well as figures for the main building) executed together with Alfred Dietel in 1926. Source: Thieme-Becker/Vollmer, Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler, Verlag Seemann Henschel GmbH & Co. KG, 125 Jahre Museum für Kunsthandwerk Leipzig Grassimuseum, Museumschronik von den Anfängen bis zum Jahr 1929, Thormann, O. et al., Passage-Verlag 2003, p. 162; Internet.