Sculpture group “The Family” by Paul Wunderlich

Wunderlich created a subtle form: a gracefully tailored torso flows into a flattering spherical element and continues into a long, fitted dress. The large figure has a reseda-green patina and a finely textured surface. The middle figure has a reddish-brown patina and is articulated by regularly spaced lines. The youngest member of the family wears a smooth garment with a golden sheen. Paul Wunderlich, like few other artists of our time, was one of the truly style-defining artists of modernism. As late as 1960, the Hamburg public prosecutor's office confiscated his works as "offensive." Three years later, the still-young Paul Wunderlich was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts.