Johannes Boese | 'KETOS ERBLICKT ANDROMEDA'

Sold for €2,200 at Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf on Sep 13, 2025.

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JOHANNES BOESE 1856 Ostrog - 1917 Berlin 'KETOS SEES ANDROMEDA' Bronze, patinated gold and black, on a stone base. Total height 54 cm, width 29 cm, depth 23 cm, weight approx. 15.97 kg. Inscribed 'J. Boese' on the base. Dramatic mythological scene: the sea monster Ketos, in dynamic motion with its mouth wide open, has just discovered the bound Andromeda on the rock - a rare moment of tension before Perseus intervenes. Minor loss of patina, bumped and rubbed.JOHANNES BOESE 1856 Ostrog - 1917 Berlin 'KETOS ERBLICKT ANDROMEDA' Bronze, golden und schwarz patiniert, auf einem Steinsockel. Ges.-H. 54, B. 29, T. 23 cm, Gew. ca. 15,97kg. Auf dem Sockel bez. 'J. Boese'. Dramatische mythologische Szene: Das Meeresungeheuer Ketos, in dynamischer Bewegung mit aufgerissenem Maul, hat soeben die gefesselte Andromeda am Felsen entdeckt - ein seltener Moment der Spannung vor dem Eingreifen des Perseus. Min. Verlust der Patina, best. und ber.

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