Despair by Margarete Klopfleisch

Art work details

Year of production :

1941

Artist:

Margarete Klopfleisch

Medium :

Sculpture

Materials:

Wood

Dimensions :

height: 34 cms; width: 14 cms

Credit Line :

Loaned by Private Collector

Copyright :

Reproduced by permission of the artist’s estate

Tags:

Nudity, Sculpture, World War II, Klopfleisch

The female figure with her raised arms clutching her head reflects the emotional state of Klopfleisch at the time, who had been interned on the Isle of Man in 1940-41. Whilst on the island she had suffered a miscarriage. This sculpture was a follow up to the original version (maquette), made in plasticine.

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