Renée SINTENIS (1888-1965) - Lot 283

Renée SINTENIS (1888-1965) Riding horse, 1923 Bronze with patina on marble base Monogrammed RS on the hoof of the right hind leg and numbered 21 under the belly. H. 11 cm (or 12.5? with base), L. 17 cm Literature: BUHLMANN (Britta E.), Renée SINTENIS, Werkmonographie der Skulpturen, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschat Darmstadt, 1987. Illustrated p. 212 as no. 132 A copy of the same bronze featured on the cover of Renée SINTENIS, Zwischen Freiheit und Moderne Die Bildhauerin, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie Regensburg, Edtion Cantz, 2020. Illustrated and referenced in the same book under number 57. Renée SINTENIS is a German artist renowned for her animal subjects. A friend of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, she successfully navigated the avant-garde Berlin of the interwar period. Born into a French Huguenot family of Jewish descent, and rebellious against the dictates of the male-dominated academy, she was persecuted by the Nazi regime from 1934 onwards. The post-war years restored her to her rightful place, and she is best known for having created the Berlinale Golden Bear trophy.