Die Partei
Die Partei (The Party) also known as Fackelträger (Torch Bearer) is amongst the most widely-acclaimed works by the esteemed German sculptor Arno Breker, considered by many to be the ‘official’ sculptor of the Third Reich. He is known for his monumental works that expressed Nazi ideals of classical beauty, strength and heroism, endorsed by the National Socialist authorities as the very antithesis to ‘degenerate art’ (Entartete Kunst).
Die Partei adorned the inner courtyard of the Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery) alongside its pair, the sculpture Die Wehrmacht (The Armed Forces), which together symbolized the two pillars of the Reich. The torch held in this sculpture’s hand represents the role of the National Socialist Party (NSDAP) as the guiding light of the nation, bearing a flame of hope for the new Germany.
Measuring approximately 41cm in height, the examples in our inventory are the original, one-of-a-kind maquettes created by Breker in 1938 in preparation for their monumental counterparts that were sculpted the following year for the Reichskanzlei courtyard.
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Die Partei (The Party) also known as Fackelträger (Torch Bearer) is amongst the most widely-acclaimed works by the esteemed German sculptor Arno Breker, considered by many to be the ‘official’ sculptor of the Third Reich. He is known for his monumental works that expressed Nazi ideals of classical beauty, strength and heroism, endorsed by the National Socialist authorities as the very antithesis to ‘degenerate art’ (Entartete Kunst).
Die Partei adorned the inner courtyard of the Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery) alongside its pair, the sculpture Die Wehrmacht (The Armed Forces), which together symbolized the two pillars of the Reich. The torch held in this sculpture’s hand represents the role of the National Socialist Party (NSDAP) as the guiding light of the nation, bearing a flame of hope for the new Germany.
Measuring approximately 41cm in height, the examples in our inventory are the original, one-of-a-kind maquettes created by Breker in 1938 in preparation for their monumental counterparts that were sculpted the following year for the Reichskanzlei courtyard.
