Standing Woman c.1960s Bronze Sculpture by Leonhard Friedrich Österle (German, 1915-2009).
Total height 23 inches; Bronze: 19"x2.5"x2", wooden base: 4"x5"x5".
Leonhard Friedrich Österle (German, 1915 – 2009) was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen. As a teenager, Österle joined the Communist Youth Association of KPD, banned by Nazis, was arrested by Gestapo in Stuttgart, and spent almost nine years in prison and concentration camps during the Nazi era. In 1943, Österle escaped to Switzerland with a cellmate, after they were transferred to the Dachau external outfit in Radolfzell.
In Switzerland, Österle had extensive training in sculpture, with the exiled Austrian sculptor Fritz Wotruba, and Ernst Gubler, as well as work experience in Zurich with sculptor Otto Muller. In 1952, Österle returned to Germany, then moved to Canada in 1956. Österle was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts from 1963 to 1987 and taught sculpture at the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto. After Österle's death in 2009, he was buried in Berlin.
Oesterle’s work was influenced by Giacometti, Picasso, Lipchitz, and Henry Moore; it is in public and private collections in the USA, Canada, and Europe. In Bietigheim, his sculptures installed in public spaces.

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Bronze in Fine condition, base with minor scratches. Please refer to the photos or request additional info. The absence or brevity of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition reports are obtained via email or by phone. Any condition statement given as a courtesy to a client is only an opinion and not to be treated as a statement of fact. Zikorn AH shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.