Winter & Hoerbelt (XX) - Madonna

Winter/Hoerbelt — "Madonna", 1999
Acrylic resin cast, unique work

Artists: Wolfgang Winter & Berthold Hörbelt
Title: "Madonna" (confirmed by the artists)
Year: 1999
Material: Acrylic resin, translucent
Height (figure): ca. 130 cm
Height (with base): ca. 200 cm
Width: ca. 40 cm (with outstretched arm)
Weight: ca. 10 kg
Execution: Unique cast from a flexible negative mould

The figure was cast from liquid synthetic resin poured into a
deliberately flexible negative mould — a process that makes each
resulting work a completely unique entity. The warm amber and
rosé tones of the translucent material lend the figure an almost
luminous presence. The outstretched arm is an integral part of
the original mould, not a subsequent addition (see artist' confirmation).

Of all the figures produced in this early series, this exemplar
belongs to the more elegant formations — its silhouette prompted
an immediate association with a Gothic Madonna, which led to its
acquisition and its title, confirmed by the artists themselves.

About the artists: Winter/Hoerbelt are known primarily for their
largest-scale three-dimensional objects made from beverage crates,
widelly exhibited in public spaces across Europe (www.winter-hoerbelt.de).
This early series of acrylic resin figures represents a rare and particularly poetic
chapter in their body of work.

Provenance: Acquired directly in the artists' studio, 1999,
through personal contact. Title and authenticity confirmed in
writing by the artists (May 2026).

Condition: Very good. Minor age-appropriate surface marks
consistent with careful private use over 25 years.