Lot 237
Lot 237
PROVENANT D'UNE IMPORTANTE COLLECTION FRANÇAISE
CARL AUGUST WILHELM SOMMER (1839-1921)

Belzébuth, seigneur des mouches (In der Not frißt der Teufel Fliegen)

Price Realised EUR 30,240
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EUR 15,000 - EUR 25,000
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
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CARL AUGUST WILHELM SOMMER (1839-1921)

Belzébuth, seigneur des mouches (In der Not frißt der Teufel Fliegen)

Price Realised EUR 30,240
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
Price Realised EUR 30,240
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
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CARL AUGUST WILHELM SOMMER (1839-1921)
Belzébuth, seigneur des mouches (In der Not frißt der Teufel Fliegen)
bronze à patine brun clair et vert, signé "A.SOMMER" ; un élément du bâton manquant


H. 132 cm (5178 in.), L. 53 cm (2078 in.)
Provenance
Vente Sotheby's, Londres, 12 décembre 2003, lot 266.
Collection particulière, France.
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A BRONZE FIGURE ENTITLED ‘IN DER NOT FRIßT DER TEUFEL FLIEGEN’ (BEELZEBUB, LORD OF THE FLIES), BY CARL AUGUST WILHELM SOMMER

After receiving academic instruction at the Beaux-Arts in Munich and Stuttgart, the German artist Carl August Wilhelm Sommer (1839-1921) continued his training in Vienna, Budapest and Rome. Usually known for his classical mythological subjects, he was inspired by demonology for this sculpture of Beelzebub. Also known as the Lord of the Flies, in the Semitic world he is a fallen angel turned Prince of demons. Among the various monstrous aspects he takes on in the biblical texts, the sculptor chose to depict him with his most emblematic attributes, including flies, bat wings and a lion's tail.
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