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Bronze, brown patinated; green marble socket Germany, 1954/55 Arno Breker (1900-1991) - German sculptor and architect Signed lower left „A. BREKER" Inscribed „Bildgiesser A. Bischoff Düsseldorf" Works by Arno Breker fetch up to 215.000 euros at international auctions Overall height: approx. 61.5 cm Very good condition This „worker" by Arno Breker has been produced around 1954/55. It was presumably commissioned by a former manager of Schiess Defries. It was cast in the bronze foundry August Bischoff in Düsseldorf. The elegant, brown patinated bronze figure has been mounted onto a green marble base. The expressive worker stands firmly on the ground and pulls up the sleeves of his left arm, thus showing his muscular lower arms. He holds the hammer already in his hand. The bronze measures approx. 61.5 cm (incl. base) and is in a very good condition with only minimal traces of age and use. Only the lower left corners of the marble base are a bit notched. The base is signed "A. BREKER" and marked „Bildgiesser A. Bischoff Düsseldorf". Arno Breker (1900-1991) Born to a master stonemason in the town of Elberfeld in 1900, Arno Breker already learned his eventual craft early on in the parental enterprise. He first visited the arts school in Elberfelde and from 1920 he studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Four years later, he travelled to Paris in order to study the sculptural works of early modernism. There, he met the art dealer Alfred Flechtheim who offered to sell his works in Paris, thus making Breker known in the art scene of Paris, where the artist eventually settled in 1927. He returned to Germany in 1934 after a year of studying in Italy. In Berlin, the repatriate taught at the Akademie der Künste as professor of sculpture. He has remained a controversial figure due to his work for the Nazis during the Third Reich. Numerous exhibits, documentaries as well as scientific publications have been dedicated to the sculptor and architect.