Lot 195: John Rädecker (DUTCH, 1885-1956)

John Rädecker (DUTCH, 1885-1956)
Madonna and child
signed with initials and dated 'JR 1928' (lower left)
bronze with brown patina
64 cm. high
Conceived in 1928 and cast in an edition of circa 12.

A.M. Hammacher, De beeldhouwer John Rädecker, Amsterdam/Antwerp 1940, p. 36 (ill. of another cast).
Th. van Reijn, Nederlandse beeldhouwers van onze tijd, Amsterdam/Brussels 1959, p. 104 (ill. of the stone version).
Y. Koopmans, John Rädecker. De droom van het levende beeld, Zwolle 2006, no. 1a-105, p. 318 (ill. of another cast) and p. 319.

Acquired from the artist by the family of the present owner.

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