Michael Croissant
1928 - 2002
Figur A. 1974.
Iron, welded.
Height: 166 cm (65.3 in). [AH]

• One-of-a-kind.
• The Essence: The reduction of the figure as an expressive means of formal language.
• Diversity and originality of forms: Croissant is one of the most outstanding German sculptors of the second half of the 20th century.
• In the family’s possession for nearly 30 years.
• Other works by the artist are held, among others, by the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the Augsburg Art Collections, and the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Hesse (acquired in 1998, Galerie Appel und Troschke, Frankfurt).
Private collection, Hesse (inherited from the above).

EXHIBITIONS:
Michael Croissant. Plastiken und Zeichnungen. Wuppertaler Galerientage, Galerie Grcic-Ziersch, Wuppertal 1977 (no catalog).
Michael Croissant. Skulptur und Plastik 8, Galerie Appel und Fertsch (Karmeliterkloster), Neue Galerie Kassel, Frankfurt 1978 (illustrated on p. 20).

LITERATURE:
Josephine Gabler, Birk Ohnesorge, Der Bildhauer Michael Croissant (1928–2002). With a catalogue raisonné of the sculptures, Berlin 2003, CR no. 234 (illustrated, listed there with a height of 170 cm).
Marion Jentzsch, Studien zu Michael Croissant, master’s thesis at the University of Heidelberg, 1995, fig. 100.

In good condition. The surface has a corroded patina, since the sculpture was designed by the artist for outdoor display, the weather-related changes to the surface are to be considered intentional on the artist’s part and thus an inherent part of the work. It shows isolated, slight traces of oxidation, scuffing, and minor soiling.


For information concerning the condition, please view the high resolution image / backside image.