Sohn's Danse Macabre turns heads at Lempertz

Pictured here are five from a near-complete set of 41 polychrome terracotta figures of the Danse Macabre offered by Lempertz (25% buyer’s premium) in Cologne. They are typical of the work of Anton Sohn (1769-1841), who settled in Zizenhausen near Stockach in 1799.

As documented in Das Weltbild der Zizenhausener Figuren (1984) by Wilfried Seipel, some 746 differ…

Enjoy unlimited access: just £1 for 12 weeks

Subscribe now