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Germany, Composition, c.1950, a uniface cast bronze plaque by H. Hartung, grouping of three shaped forms, 133 x 49mm. Identification label adhering to rim, extremely fine and virtually as made, very rare (£150-200)

Hans Heinrich Ernst Hartung (1904-89), born in Leipzig, was influenced in his early career by the German Impressionists and Expressionists, but after 1928 he produced only abstract work in a very distinctive style. During World War II he served in the French Foreign Legion and became a French citizen in 1945, domiciled in Antibes