AH Bust opinions, Help Needed!

[PEB]

Posted for hdmarley-

Looking for help on if this is an authentic period example. Any help greatly appreciated!

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[Thorsten B.]

Never have seen one of these before, may very well be period.

Just a sloppy job in regards to the proportions and details in general, weird looking nose as one example.

Well, there were good and bad artists today and back then..

[PEB]

One more

[Thorsten B.]

Yes, period in my book.

Probably a rare one as well.

[wessel]

He does look rather strange to me, and the size of the artist's signature seems very un-art like!!

[Gerdan]

http://pinterauctions.com/bust-of-hitler

Also from " O. Beck "

Gerdan

[hdmarley]

Bust

Is O.Beck on the list of sculptors if there is such a list?

[wessel]

I rest my case!

[hdmarley]

Bust

So one likes it and one doesn't? Am I correct?


I've wanted one for a long time and found this one. PEB posted it for me because I was at work. I just was looking for a overall opinion. Any help is greatly appreciated and many thanks to those who have commented

Cheers,

hdmarley

[petopoint]

hmmm

What's strange is the first posted OBeck Hitler bust shows a large signature and a much more pronounced nose (wider and puffier). It's weird that the one posted would pass by Reich minister and even Adolfs approval knowing his vanity and his stated hatred of his own nose.
(He thought it made him look Jewish)
I would think personally that the second one via the mentioned thread would be more to his liking.

[Vid]

Dustin,

The first bust looks alright but I doubt that marble is original to that piece and it probably sat on its own or maybe some other way. The linked piece is horrible and obviously a modern cast POS.

As far as artists, Beck is known to my knowledge and artist discretion can have these running all over the place, I've seen them where hitler looks like Tony Orlando.

Looks like a small piece but a little head never hurt anyone.

Dustin,

Mail me.

Best,


Kris

[mrec27777]

I like it ..be nice if we had pics of under the base ..i've seen many with that black /white base....