Chrome-nickel steel. Signature and date scratched on the side. Unique object. 140.5 x 142 x 50 cm.
Made by metalworking shop Günter Weber, Karlsruhe-Neureut. [KA].

• Unique work.
• Iconic motif: The “Helmkopf” (Helmet Head) epitomizes Antes’s distinctive, mythically charged visual universe.
• Created during the late 1960s, the most significant period in Antes’s career.
• In the year this work was created, Horst Antes participated in the important documenta 4.
• The works from the 1960s are among the artist’s most sought-after on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• The Sprengel Museum Hannover currently shows a comprehensive solo exhibition dedicated to Horst Antes on the occasion of his 90th birthday (through July 2026).
LITERATURE: Erhardt D. Stiebner, Horst Antes. Metallplastik - Vollständiges Werkverzeichnis, Munich 1976, CR no. 14 (illustrated in black and white).

Horst Antes. Ausstellung neuer Ölbilder und Plastiken, Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich, July 20-September 10, 1968 (illustrated in black and white). Horst Antes. Metallplastiken (Metal Sculptures), Kunstverein Darmstadt, Kunsthalle am Steubenplatz, May 9-June 27, 1976, cat. no. 14 (illustrated in black and white)

Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich. Private collection, Great Britain (acquired from the above). In the family’s possession ever since

Beautiful steel sculpture in good condition. A few tiny scratches, primarily on the inner and outer edges, as well as minimal dents and pressure marks. Some minor rubbing marks with tiny traces of corrosion in the inner corners.