(1900 Elberfeld - 1991 Düsseldorf) "The Expectation". Original title Bronze, dark brown patinated, 1978. Signed, foundry stamp "VENTURI ARTE", numbered 47/150. Kneeling nude of a girl with a headband and closed eyes, her reclined body supported on her outstretched arms. Female nudes have been a central theme of his oeuvre since the 1920s, which he portrays in highly diverse ways, both modern-avant-garde and athletic and erotic. H. approx. 30 cm. See Egret, fig. 411-12.