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Ludwig EisenbergerSpear Fighter / - The Fighter's Concentration -c. 1910
c. 1910
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Ludwig Eisenberger (active in Berlin between 1895-1920), Spear Fighter, around 1910. Brown patinated bronze with residual gilding on a cast terrain plinth with marble base (8 cm high). 68 cm (total height with detachable spear) x 20 cm (width) x 13 cm (depth), weight 15,1 kg. Signed “L.[udwig] Eisenberger” on the plinth and with the foundry mark “Akt.- Ges. Gladenbeck Berlin” on the reverse.
- slightly bumped in places, patina more heavily rubbed, otherwise in good condition
- The Fighter's Concentration -
The muscular gladiator, clad only in a loincloth, is loosening the strap of his shield in preparation for battle. His stance follows the ancient contrapposto, in which the standing leg-playing leg motif has been transformed into a stride that demonstrates the fighter's determination, even as he concentrates on loosening the band.
The removal of the shield leads to a movement in the opposite direction of the stride, so that the body performs a slight twisting movement, further emphasizing the athletic fighter. The torsion of the body is further emphasized by the loincloth moving toward the leg position with the belt diagonally across the body on one side and the contrasting shield band diagonally across the shoulder on the other.
With the extraordinary pictorial idea of illustrating an action that is completely secondary to the fight, Ludwig Eisenberger succeeds in giving the fighter an inner dynamic that expresses his powerful potential.
GERMAN VERSION
Ludwig Eisenberger (zwischen 1895-1920 in Berlin tätig), Speerkämpfer, um 1910. Braun patinierte Bronze mit Restvergoldung auf gegossener Terrainplinthe mit Marmorsockel (8 cm Höhe). 68 cm (Gesamthöhe mit abnehmbaren Speer) x 20 cm (Breite) x 13 cm (Tiefe), Gewicht 15,1 kg. Auf der Plinthe mit „L.[udwig] Eisenberger“ signiert und rückseitig mit der Gießereimarke „Akt.- Ges. Gladenbeck Berlin“ versehen.
- stellenweise etwas bestoßen, Patina stärker berieben, ansonsten in gutem Erhaltungszustand
- Die Konzentration des Kämpfers -
Der bloß mit einem Lendenschurz bekleidete muskulöse Gladiator ist gerade dabei, das Schildband zu lösen, um sich auf den Kampf vorzubereiten. Seine Haltung folgt dem antiken Kontrapost, wobei das Standbein-Spielbein-Motiv in ein Ausschreiten überführt worden ist, mit dem die Entschlossenheit des Kämpfers vor Augen geführt wird, auch wenn er sich ganz auf das Lösen des Bandes konzentriert.
Das Abnehmen des Schildes führt zu einer dem Ausschreiten entgegengerichteten Bewegung, so dass der Körper eine leichte Drehbewegung vollführt, die den athletischen Kämpfer noch weit mehr zur Geltung bringt. Die Torsion des Körpers wird durch den in Richtung Beinstellung bewegten Lendenschurz mit dem schräg am Körper liegenden Gürtel einerseits und dem damit kontrastieren schräg über der Schulter liegenden Schildband andererseits unterstrichen.
Mit der außergewöhnlichen Bildidee, eine im Vergleich mit dem Kampf gänzlich nebensächliche Handlung zu veranschaulichen, gelingt es Ludwig Eisenberger, dem Kämpfer eine innere Dynamik zu verleihen, in der sein kraftvolles Potenzial zum Ausdruck kommt.
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