Lot number 3203 - Auction 160
DER MARATHONLÄUFER 'NENIKHKAMEN'

MAX KRUSE 1854 Berlin - 1942 Bad Kösen THE MARATHON RUNNER 'NENIKHKAMEN' Bronze, dark patina, on a rectangular, stepped plinth and marble base. Total height 36.5 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 15 cm; weight approx. 5.12 kg. Titled on the front; signed 'Max Kruse' on the side, with the foundry mark 'Aktien-Gesellschaft vorm. H. Gladenbeck u. Sohn'. Full-figure nude depiction of the messenger of victory from Marathon, holding a laurel branch. Minor nicks and loss of patina; laurel branch broken off (included). Provenance: Private collection, Hesse.