Paire de mains d´Albert Schweitzer · Louis Mayer, Carmel (USA) · ID: 3042980
Emmy Martin, Alsace
Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin
Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin
Family estate until today
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.
L’objet Paire de mains d´Albert Schweitzer avec l’ID d’objet 3042980 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 87e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 11 novembre 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 343 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 200 €.