MATARÉ, EWALD
1887 Aachen - 1965 Büderich

Title: Stehende Kuh (Maulwurfskuh).
Date: Ca. 1936 (draft).
Technique: Bronze.
Measurement: 6,5 x 5,5 x 12cm.
Notation: Artist's signet underneath: Mataré (lig.).


This bronze is presumably one of 11 estate casts. We would like to thank Mr Guido de Werd, Cologne, for his kind, scientific support.

Provenance:
- Galerie Thomas, Munich
- Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the previous owner in 2000)

Literature:
- Schilling, Sabine Maja/Werd, Guido de: Ewald Mataré - Das plastische Werk, catalogue raisonné, vol. II, Cologne 2024, cat. rais. no. 128a, ill.
- Schilling, Sabine Maja: Ewald Mataré - Das plastische Werk, catalogue raisonné, Cologne 1987, ca.. rais. no. 120, ill.


- Mataré is a master of clear, reduced depictions of animals and nature
- Compact, timeless animal sculptures as an expression of formal reduction and inner unity.