Mathieu Molitor (German 1873 1929), a patinated bronze model of a youth, 'Gürtelbinder, portrayed standing and nude, looking downwards towards his belt held in both hands, his tousled hair held with a band, wearing sandals; on a naturalistically cast circular base, 132cm high; atop a faceted cylindrical oak veneered pine pedestal, 113cm high; height overall, 245cm CATALOGUE NOTES: Mathieu Molitor was a sculptor, painter and printmaker working in the context of the Jugendstil movement. This model shows the early, more academically inclined part of Molitors oeuvre. Conceived during the artists stay in Rome in 1907, the model's substantial size and classically rendered anatomy echo the Ancient grandeur of the city. The pose could be derived from the Ancient Greek Apoxyomenos sculptures, which show nude athletes with their hands in similar positions. The graceful youth, particularly his posture, is also similar to the central figure in a small oil painting by Molitor, which was sold at Nagel Auktionen on 30 March 1996. Though several smaller versions of this model circulate, produced by Berlins Gladenbeck foundry during the 1920s, the present near life-size example is much rarer and could even be an early cast after the original wax model. This wax model is mentioned in the catalogue that accompanied the exhibition Mathieu Molitor Bildhauer, Maler, Grafiker at Leipzigs Museum der Bildenden Künste in 2009 (1). The two other large casts cited in the catalogue include the one in the Leipzig museums own collection, and the version in the courtyard of the University of Jena (Thuringia, Germany). In the same entry, the author also mentions an unsigned version, presumably much like the present example, at one time in the possession of the artists daughter. A smaller version of the model was recently sold at Scheublein Art & Auktionen in Munich, 29th June 2018, Lot 340. The model is described and illustrated in Birgit Hartung et al. (ed.), Mathieu Molitor Bildhauer, Maler, Grafiker. Anlässlich der Ausstellung im Kreismuseum Bitburg-Prüm, 30. April 16. August 2009, Leipzig: Passage-Verlag, 2009, pp. 46-47.
Mathieu Molitor (German 1873 1929), a patinated bronze model of a youth, 'Gürtelbinder, portrayed standing and nude, looking downwards towards his belt held in both hands, his tousled hair held with a band, wearing sandals; on a naturalistically cast circular base, 132cm high; atop a faceted cylindrical oak veneered pine pedestal, 113cm high; height overall, 245cm CATALOGUE NOTES: Mathieu Molitor was a sculptor, painter and printmaker working in the context of the Jugendstil movement. This model shows the early, more academically inclined part of Molitors oeuvre. Conceived during the artists stay in Rome in 1907, the model's substantial size and classically rendered anatomy echo the Ancient grandeur of the city. The pose could be derived from the Ancient Greek Apoxyomenos sculptures, which show nude athletes with their hands in similar positions. The graceful youth, particularly his posture, is also similar to the central figure in a small oil painting by Molitor, which was sold at Nagel Auktionen on 30 March 1996. Though several smaller versions of this model circulate, produced by Berlins Gladenbeck foundry during the 1920s, the present near life-size example is much rarer and could even be an early cast after the original wax model. This wax model is mentioned in the catalogue that accompanied the exhibition Mathieu Molitor Bildhauer, Maler, Grafiker at Leipzigs Museum der Bildenden Künste in 2009 (1). The two other large casts cited in the catalogue include the one in the Leipzig museums own collection, and the version in the courtyard of the University of Jena (Thuringia, Germany). In the same entry, the author also mentions an unsigned version, presumably much like the present example, at one time in the possession of the artists daughter. A smaller version of the model was recently sold at Scheublein Art & Auktionen in Munich, 29th June 2018, Lot 340. The model is described and illustrated in Birgit Hartung et al. (ed.), Mathieu Molitor Bildhauer, Maler, Grafiker. Anlässlich der Ausstellung im Kreismuseum Bitburg-Prüm, 30. April 16. August 2009, Leipzig: Passage-Verlag, 2009, pp. 46-47.
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