Wawa- Wood , in color. Signed, dated and numbered “VIII” on the underside of the base. 47.5 x 24 x 25 cm. . [AW].

• Man is central to Stephan Balkenhol's artistic work, not as an individual, but as an anonymous yet strangely familiar person.
• Using the classic form of wood carving, he returns to the original technique of this genre.
• Characteristic surface finish with unsmoothed chisel marks.
• The contemporary artist's unmistakable works are part of the collections of the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Kunstmuseum Basel.

Stephan Balkenhol. Skulpturen, Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, May 17 - June 28, 1998; Gerhard Marcks-Haus, Bremen, July 5 - September 6, 1998; Museum Kurhaus Kleve - Ewald Mataré-Sammlung, September 20 - November 29, 1998

Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach. Private collection, Hesse (acquired from the above in 1997)

In good condition. Isolated tiny chips, mainly on the base. Slight surface dust.