Antique German Baroque Carved Wooden Painted Corpus Christi Christ Statue 1600 Sculpture Gavina (who represented Bruer's designs)

Gavina (who represented Bruer's designs) in the 1950s and Knoll acquired Gavina in 1968

signed and dated 1933

The arms and stretchers also ornately carved and having stylized lion masks

the box opens and closes with ease and closes tightly

when he was chosen as one of three artists to be featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s 9th New Talent Exhibition

Antique German Baroque Carved Wooden Painted Corpus Christi Christ Statue 1600 Sculpture Gavina (who represented Bruer's designs)A remarkable early 17th century Upper Rhine hand carved and Polychrome wooden Corpus Christi statue of Jesus Christ, German or Austrian, circa 1600. A large German Baroque carved limewood figure of Christ crucified, it is very finely hand carved and painted, some expected surface wear but significant remaining original paint, with some of the polychromy refreshed. The figure showing Christ crucified, his hands and feet with nail holes and his side