Bronze cast, with a dark brown patina; an almost rectangular terrain-style base, atop which stands a nude athlete wearing a helmet in the Hellenistic style;…

Bronze cast, with a dark brown patina; an almost rectangular terrain-style base, atop which stands a nude athlete wearing a helmet in the Hellenistic style; focused on the target, he appears to be drawing the bow with every muscle in his body; the bowstring is made of textile fiber; inscribed on the top of the base: E.M. GEYGER FEC., inscribed on the back of the base: AKT.GES. MODELED BY H. GLADENBECK & SON, BERLIN, FRIEDRICHSHAGEN; a design from 1895 and considered Geyger’s magnum opus; l

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Sculptures

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Chemnitz