Die Wehrmacht
Die Wehrmacht (The Armed Forces) also known as Schwertträger (Sword Bearer) is amongst the most widely-acclaimed sculptures by the artist Arno Breker, considered by many to be the ‘official’ sculptor of the Third Reich. He is known for his monumental works of art that expressed Nazi ideals of classical beauty, strength, and heroism, endorsed by the authorities as the very antithesis to degenerate art (Entartete Kunst).
Die Wehrmacht adorned the inner courtyard of the Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery) alongside its pair, Die Partei (The Party), the two sculptures which together symbolized the dual pillars of the Reich. Sword in hand betraying a sterner expression than its counterpart, this sculpture represents the military might of the German Wehrmacht as the defender of the Reich and its watchful guarantor of peace.
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 built the following year for the Reichskanzlei.
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Die Wehrmacht (The Armed Forces) also known as Schwertträger (Sword Bearer) is amongst the most widely-acclaimed sculptures by the artist Arno Breker, considered by many to be the ‘official’ sculptor of the Third Reich. He is known for his monumental works of art that expressed Nazi ideals of classical beauty, strength, and heroism, endorsed by the authorities as the very antithesis to degenerate art (Entartete Kunst).
Die Wehrmacht adorned the inner courtyard of the Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery) alongside its pair, Die Partei (The Party), the two sculptures which together symbolized the dual pillars of the Reich. Sword in hand betraying a sterner expression than its counterpart, this sculpture represents the military might of the German Wehrmacht as the defender of the Reich and its watchful guarantor of peace.
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 built the following year for the Reichskanzlei.
