Portrait of W. R. Valentiner

Artist Georg Kolbe German, 1877–1947

MediumBronze

Dimensions12 x 6 1/2 x 8 in. (30.5 x 16.5 x 20.3 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Hanes and Mr. and Mrs. Calder Womble

Object numberG.63.16.1

On View

Not on view

ProvenanceW. R. Valentiner, Berlin, before June 1920 [1]; Valentiner Estate, Raleigh, NC, 1958 [2]; purchased from estate and given to NCMA, 1963.

[1] See letters to Valentiner from Gisela Richter and Bryson Burroughs, which mention the bust (curatorial file).
[2] L.58.12.55-VE
Published ReferencesMasterpieces of Art: In Memory of William R. Valentiner, 1880-1958 (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1959), cat. no. 166, illus. (b-w) 233, fig. 166.

"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 4, nos. 2 and 3 (Winter-Spring 1964), mentioned 4, listed 60, illus. (b-w) 51.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Masterpieces of Art: In Memory of William R. Valentiner, 1880-1958," April 6-May 17, 1959, cat. no. 166, illus. (b-w).
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