Hand pair of Albert Schweitzer
Louis Mayer, Carmel (USA)
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, GabonEmmy Martin, Alsace
Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin
Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin
Family estate until today
Size
L: ~ 22 cm
L: ~ 8.7 inch
Description
bronze casting, hollow worked, surface/patina slightly different, with old collection label: “Hände Albert Schweitzer von Louis Meyer Carmel U.S.A. im Hause Gunsbach mit AS gearbeitet”.
Louis Mayer (1869-1969) received a silver medal for oil paintings at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, but he was better known as a sculptor. He created many busts and bas reliefs of historical figures, among them the bust of his friend Albert Schweitzer.