Lot 222: Moses Kottler SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1977 The Thinker

Moses Kottler SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1977 The Thinker bronze, the second of two casts height: 65,5cm
Of the eight Johannesburg Public Library figures, that of Philosophy differs from the others in that it bears no attribute but is based on Rodin's Thinker. According to Ute Ben Yosef (p 47) "Kottler felt pleased with this piece and made a reduced bronze copy with a simulated architectural background".
LITERATURE Ute Ben Yosef, The Graven Image: The Life and Work of Moses Kottler, Cape Town, 1989, catalogue no 23, p 73 (illustration of the other cast)