Sworders Modern British & 20th Century Art 20 April 2021

www.sworder.co.uk 125 104-308 MODERN BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY ART Lot 290 Katharina Fritsch (German, b.1956) ‘Totenkopf’ (Skull) porcelain 20.5 x 15 x 26cm £4,000 - 6,000 Katharina Fritsch was born in 1956 in Essen, Germany and is currently a Professor of Sculpture at Kunstakademie, Dusseldorf. Her sculptures and installations often use familiar objects in a way that creates a jarring and uncanny effect. In this respect, she has been likened to Marcel Duchamp. Fritsch’s work is inspired by subjects including Christianity, art history and folklore. Noted works include Rattenkönig (Rat King), a giant circle of black polyester rats, included in the Venice Biennale in 1999, and Hahn (Cock), a 4.7 metre high bright blue cockerel displayed on London’s Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth from July 2013 to January 2015.