Gerstein's three-dimensional metal objects are vivid colour fireworks of strong expressiveness. Serigraph on laser-cut metal stand object, printed on both sides, signed. Size 22 x 19 cm (H/W). Weight approx. 0.7 kg. Each piece is elaborately handcrafted. Variations in shape and colour are therefore possible.

Gerstein's three-dimensional metal objects are vivid colour fireworks of strong expressiveness. Serigraph on laser-cut metal stand object, printed on both sides, signed. Size 46 x 38 x 15 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 1.8 kg. Each piece is elaborately handcrafted. Variations in shape and colour are therefore possible.

Gerstein's three-dimensional metal objects are vivid colour fireworks of strong expressiveness. Serigraph on laser-cut metal stand object, printed on both sides, signed. Format 36 x 36 cm (H/W). Weight approx. 1.3 kg. Each piece is elaborately handcrafted. Variations in shape and colour are therefore possible.

A masterful play with proportions, surface and depth effects. Edition in bronze, cast using the lost wax technique, chiselled and patinated by hand. Limited edition of 49 pieces, numbered and signed. Format 24 x 35 x 19 cm (H/W/D). Weight 9.4 kg.

Born in 1939, Dieter Finke is a veteran of the Berlin art scene. Finke's credo is reduction to the essentials. The artist's aim is not the animal itself, but the image of its essence. With intelligent abstraction, he reduces the shape of an animal to its original form, to a timeless pictorial symbol. When modelling, he uses unusual materials such as wood and cardboard, a particular challenge for the bronze caster. But the effort is worth it: the filigree original form takes on a special expressiveness in the precious metal.sculpture in fine bronze, cast using the lost wax technique. Limited edition of 199 pieces, numbered and signed. Height 33 cm, width 17 cm. With two solid wooden bases in the formats 15.5 x 32.5 x 15.5 and 13 x 18 x 8 cm (W/H/D). Exclusively at ars mundi.

The stamping of the hooves can almost be felt physically, dust swirls up, hot breath seems to waft around the viewer: 'I want to depict the essence of the animal more than the animal itself,' says Dieter Finke. The sculptor masterfully reduces the primal cultural symbol, the bull, to its elementary structures. Sculpture as ars mundi exclusive edition in fine bronze, limited world edition of only 199 pieces. Cast using the lost wax technique, finely polished, patinated, with signature and foundry mark. Size 68 x 29 cm.

Dieter Finke (born 1939 in Berlin), a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin and a master student of Paul Dierckes and Renée Sintenis, never fails to inspire the art world with his work. His credo is reduction to the essentials. It is not the animal itself that is depicted - the artist endeavours to portray its essence. ars mundi exclusive edition as an original sculpture in fine bronze. Cast by hand using the lost wax technique, patinated by hand and partially polished. Limited world edition of 199 pieces, signed, numbered and with foundry mark. Format: 63 cm long, 15 cm wide and 52 cm high, weight approx. 15.5 kg.

Finke, a graduate of the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin and master student of Paul Dierkes and Renée Sintenis, understood like no other how to visualise the spirit that animates the outer shell; he lends his sculpture drama and expressiveness. The play of candlelight and open fire gives Finke's creation a magical vitality: is the spirit of the shaman returning from his flight over primeval landscapes? The flight of his soul into the supernatural spirit world gives him the power to banish evil spirits or to tune good spirits favourably for people. Since time immemorial, shamans have used drumming and self-hypnosis to put themselves into an ecstatic trance and send their subconscious on a magical journey to heaven. The religious roots of shamanism and the healing powers of medicine men can be traced back to the Stone Age. A bird-like creature from another world that opens the view into the depths of our soul and an unknown past. Limited world edition of 199 pieces. ars mundi exclusive edition in fine bronze. Cast by hand using the lost wax technique, polished and patinated by hand, with artist's signature and foundry mark. Total height 94 cm, width 19 cm. Diabase base 20 x 15 x 20 cm (W/H/D). Weight 18 kg.

The original of the writing disc shown here was created in 1650 BC and was found in the Minoan palace of Phaistos in 1908. The writing consists of 45 hieroglyphs, which are to be read in a clockwise direction: Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. Diameter 15 cm.

For a long time, this writing plate with 45 ancient Cretan characters eluded all attempts to decipher it. Today, many researchers believe that they are mystical formulas from two sanctuaries. Original: Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. Minoan, around 1650 BC, ceramic. Height incl. base 18 cm. Diameter 16 cm.

The djed pillar, the symbol for 'duration', was regarded as a symbol of Osiris, the god of the dead. Original: National Museum, Warsaw. Egypt, late period, 6th/5th century BC Faience, height with base 15 cm.

Sculpture made of stained and varnished oak wood. Limited edition of 49 pieces, signed and numbered. Handmade, each piece is unique. Format incl. base 45 x 43.5 x 24 cm (H/W/D). Format base 4.7 x 54 x 24 cm (h/w/d). Weight 11.3 kg.

The Egyptians called the double-headed, five-ringed earth creator snake the 'Lord of Life'. Snakes played an important role in the belief in the gods. Their mysterious and dangerous nature captured the imagination. The annual moulting was regarded as a symbol of eternal rejuvenation and rebirth.original: National Museum, Warsaw. Ptolemaic period, around 200 B.C. Light green patinated cast metal. Height with base 6 cm.

An eloquent example of the creative power of artists in the pre-classical period, 1200-600 BC. Originally a drinking vessel, today a sensational art object. Particularly striking: the lifelike modelling of the head and beak. Original: National Museum Mexico City, Del Occidente de México. Ceramic. Dimensions 22 x 30 cm.

In old age, Degas became increasingly blind, making it impossible for him to paint. However, his creative energy remained unbroken. He therefore increasingly focussed on small sculptures, which also secured him an eternal reputation as a sculptor. Original: Musée d'Orsay (RF 2099), Paris. Bronze, first cast around 1910. Replica made of hand-patinated resin with bronzed surface, on a wooden plinth. With certificate of authenticity. Size with plinth 43 x 24 x 19 cm (h/w/d). Base size 2 x 15 x 17 cm (h/w/d). Weight 2.7 kg.

In old age, Degas became increasingly blind, making it impossible for him to paint. However, his creative energy remained unbroken. He therefore increasingly focussed on small sculptures, which also secured him an eternal reputation as a sculptor. The 'Spanish Dancer' was first cast by Hébrand in 1900. Original: Bronze, between 1882-1900, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Replica made of hand-patinated resin with bronzed surface. With certificate of authenticity. Size 42 x 15 x 19.5 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 2.2 kg.

In old age, Degas became increasingly blind, making it impossible for him to paint. However, his creative energy remained unbroken. He therefore increasingly focussed on small sculptures, which also secured him an eternal reputation as a sculptor. The 'Spanish Dancer' was first cast by Hébrand in 1900. Original: Bronze, between 1882-1900, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Sculpture in fine bronze, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Size 13 x 45 x 19 cm (W/H/D). Weight approx. 4 kg. ars mundi exclusive edition.

The wonderful, demure portrait of his sister Gerti contains stylistic features of both the Secession and Schiele's Expressionist work. porcelain-like cast resin, worked and painted by hand. Height 30 cm.

The pyramids of Giza are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World that has survived to this day. Rising out of the desert floor 'towards the sun', they were built as funerary monuments to the god-kings around 2650-2150 BC in a superhuman feat. Their tops were originally covered with gold plates. Polymer ars mundi museum replica cast by hand and with gilded top. Size 10.5 x 7.5 x 10.5 cm (W/H/D).

Stone relief 'Barn Owl': Even in the heyday of Alexandria, the owl was regarded as a bird of wisdom. In ancient Egypt, reliefs like this were used as teaching objects with which sculptors had to prove their artistry. Original: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Ptolemaic period, c. 150-200 BC, limestone. Polymer ars mundi museum replica moulded by hand. With suspension device. Size 11 x 10 cm.

In ancient Egypt, reliefs like these were used as teaching objects with which sculptors had to demonstrate their artistry. Original: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Ptolemaic period, around 150-200 BC, limestone. 'Horus falcon': As king of the skies, the falcon is the sacred animal of the king of the gods, Horus. He is the god who protects the earth with his wings. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, cast by hand. With hanging device. Size 17 x 15 cm.

A worldwide exclusive at ars mundi: Emil Nolde's Burmese Dancer It must have been a great adventure for Nolde, a farmer's boy: from the beginning of October 1913 until the summer of 1914, he accompanied the 'Medical-Demographic German New Guinea Expedition'. The artist Nolde concentrated entirely on the people, he drew and watercoloured them and was fascinated by their rituals. On Java, he was able to attend a royal festival. Having trained as a woodcarver in his youth, he was so impressed by the dancers and their performances, which were controlled down to the smallest movement, that he occupied himself with capturing their gracefulness in figures made of firewood from the ship's galley on his intermediate journeys. Emil Nolde's love and admiration for the indigenous people of the countries he travelled to is reflected in the small beauty of the Burmese dancer. He attended a dance performance of a special kind and, looking back, recorded what he saw in his memoirs. Nolde was so fascinated by this dance that a little later he took up a carving knife and moulded the graceful dancer out of a piece of firewood. The eyes of the little dancer are particularly striking; she is the only figure from Nolde's hand to wear sparkling garnets. I am delighted that, after the Java Dancer, the enchanting Burmese Dancer has now been reproduced in outstanding quality for a select audience in order to publicise this hitherto largely unknown facet of Nolde's work. (Dr Christian Ring, Director of the Seebüll Ada and Emil Nolde Foundation)Sculpture in fine bronze, cast using the lost wax technique, chiselled, polished and patinated by hand. Moulded directly from the original, reproduced in original size. Partially 24 carat gold-plated. Eyes with red garnets. Limited edition of 980 pieces, numbered and with signature and foundry hallmark. Published in collaboration with the Nolde Foundation Seebüll. With numbered certificate of authenticity and limitation. Format 8.5 x 28 x 4 cm (W/H/D). ars mundi exclusive edition.

A worldwide exclusive at ars mundi: Emil Nolde's Java Dancer It must have been a great adventure for Nolde, a farmer's boy: from the beginning of October 1913 until the summer of 1914, he accompanied the 'Medical-Demographic German New Guinea Expedition'. The artist Nolde concentrated entirely on the people, he drew and watercoloured them and was fascinated by their rituals. On Java, he was able to attend a royal festival. Having trained as a woodcarver in his youth, he was so impressed by the dancers and their performances, which were controlled down to the smallest movement, that he spent his time on his travels capturing their grace in figures made of firewood from the ship's galley. Sculpture in fine bronze, cast using the lost wax technique, chiselled, polished and patinated by hand. Moulded directly from the original, reproduced in original size. Partially 24 carat gold-plated. Limited edition of 980 pieces, numbered and with signature and foundry hallmark. Published in collaboration with the Nolde Foundation Seebüll. With numbered certificate of authenticity and limited edition. Format 8 x 31 x 7 cm (W/H/D). ars mundi exclusive edition.

Together with the Nolde Foundation Seebüll, we were able to realise the work 'Mother with Child' by Emil Nolde, the bronze edition of a wood carving in its original size. The almost touching work shows him to be a sculptural artist of the highest calibre. 'It is largely unknown that Emil Nolde began his artistic development as a trained wood sculptor and furniture carver. He was therefore deeply familiar with working with wood when he took up the carving technique again during his trip to the South Seas in 1913/14. While still on the trip, he created a small series of sculptures, all of which can be found in his estate at the Seebüll Ada and Emil Nolde Foundation. In his choice of motifs, he concentrated on one of the central themes that characterise his art, namely people. He was interested in reproducing the underlying character and traits of the people he depicted, such as the self-confident woman or mother and child in a tender and intimate relationship. It therefore gives me great pleasure that a further facet of Nolde's work is becoming known to a select public with this sculpture reproduced in excellent quality. (Dr Christian Ring, Director of the Nolde Foundation in Seebüll) Sculpture in fine bronze, cast by hand using the lost wax technique, chiselled and patinated. Moulded directly from the original and reproduced in the original size. Limited edition of 980 pieces, numbered and signed with the foundry mark. Published in collaboration with the Nolde Foundation Seebüll. With numbered certificate of authenticity and limited edition. Size 23 x 8 x 5 cm (h/w/d). Weight 1.35 kg. © Nolde Foundation Seebüll