Lot number 647 - Auction 144
'FACKELTRÄGER' (1939)

ARNO BREKER 1900 Elberfeld - 1991 Düsseldorf 'TORCHBEARER' (1939) Bronze, golden brown patina. H. 32 cm, weight 2,0 kg. Signed in the plinth. Artist during the period of National Socialism. Cf. monumental bronze sculpture 'Partei', designed for the cour d'honneur of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin. Part. min. rubbed, min. bumped, plinth part. stained. Provenance: Renowned private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia; previous owner was closely associated with the artist.