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Bronze, hollow-worked, dark brown patina Germany, 1919 William Ernst Hermann Wauer (1866-1962) - Berlin sculptor and film director, who exhibited in the Avantgarde gallery ‘Sturm’ Monogrammed ‘WW’ on the neck lower left and inscribed ‘HC’ on the reverse as well as with foundry mark ‘W. FÜSSEL I BERLIN’; inscribed ‘Rudolf Blümner’ on the front Edition: 7 casts with Roman numerals + 1 HC Catalogue raisonné: Wilhelm Wauer, Edition Panderma Carl Laszlo, Basel 1979, S. 19 Height: circa 59 cm Very good condition Provenance: Collection Bazon Brock (acquired in 1977 from Galerie Brockstedt) The current highest auction record for a similar bronze bust of William Wauer is more than €80,000 The Berlin sculptor William Wauer (1866-1962) became known to a wide audience in 1916, when he presented sculptural and pictorial works in the legendary avant-garde gallery ‘Der Sturm’. His sculptures show an edgy and geometrized abstraction, featuring a completely new way of expression in the field of portrait sculpture. Berlin as a place of international modernism around the First World War was the appropriate place to present different artistic styles. Besides the here depicted actor and writer Rudolf Blümner (1873-1945), Wauer belonged to the close circle of visitors to the ‘Sturm’ gallery. Condition: The bronze is in very good condition, showing some minor abrasion of the patina and superficial scratches. The height is circa 59 cm. William Wauer (1866-1962) From 1884 to 1887, William Wauer studied at the art academies in Dresden and Berlin, then in Munich. He continued his education in San Francisco, New York and Leipzig. Afterwards, he worked as an art critic and editor, then as a theater director in Berlin. From 1913, he made movies. In 1918, he exhibited for the first time his own sculptures at the 61st exhibition at the gallery ‘Der Sturm’. In the 1920s, Wauer was also involved in the Bauhaus by Walter Gropius. In 1924, he founded the International Association of ‘Expressionists, Cubists, Futurists and Constructivists’ (later ‘Abstracts’). In the Third Reich, Wauer was prohibited to expose his works. After the war, he worked as a lecturer in West Berlin. (cko) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Auctionata charges the resale rights tax pursuant to Section 26 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG) towards the buyer in case of the sale of an original work of art or photography prior to 70 years having lapsed since the death of their creator. Therefore, Auctionata charges when purchasing a good – if a protection as an original work of art or photography is given – starting from a hammer price of EUR 400 an additional amount, which is calculated according to Section 26 (2) German Copyright Act (UrhG) and which does not exceed the amount of EUR 12,500. You can find more information about resale rights tax in Auctionata´s table of fees and T&C.