Crouching
Object numberM2010/135
TitleCrouching
Creator Karl Duldig (Sculptor)
DescriptionBronze sculpture of a woman kneeling or crouching initially carved from a potato by Karl Duldig while serving in the 8th Employment Company. At the back of the woman's head one can see an eye from the potato.
Karl was part of the original intake of the 8th Employment Company in 1940. Having been an established artist in Austria, he was keen to pursue his art wherever possible.
Fortunately, the Company’s commanding officer, Captain Broughton, respected his men and allowed them to pursue their interests. Karl was allowed to work on his sculpture within the daily routine work of the corps.
Assigned to kitchen duty, he carved a number of the potatoes into small sculptures. He gave some of these to the officers as gifts. Three figures, Crouching, Kneeling Figure and Mother and Child he cast into plaster to keep. After the war, he gained considerable recognition as a sculptor in Australia and overseas.
Karl was part of the original intake of the 8th Employment Company in 1940. Having been an established artist in Austria, he was keen to pursue his art wherever possible.
Fortunately, the Company’s commanding officer, Captain Broughton, respected his men and allowed them to pursue their interests. Karl was allowed to work on his sculpture within the daily routine work of the corps.
Assigned to kitchen duty, he carved a number of the potatoes into small sculptures. He gave some of these to the officers as gifts. Three figures, Crouching, Kneeling Figure and Mother and Child he cast into plaster to keep. After the war, he gained considerable recognition as a sculptor in Australia and overseas.
Production placeAustralia
Production date 1942
Subjectart, artist, employment companies, refugees, soldiers
Object namesculptures
Materialbronze
Dimensions
- height: 170.00 mm
width: 88.00 mm
depth: 63.00 mm
weight: 1325.00 g
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Vivienne Ingram