Heinrich Splieth (1877 Elbing/Ermland-Masuria/East Prussia - 1929 Iserlohn) Horseman, also titled "Nebelreiter" Bronze, dark patina, 1919, signed and dated; dark marble base left rough on the sides. The group with the male nude, created after the apocalypse of the First World War, is one of the best-known works by the sculptor, who was active in Berlin for a long time and also worked on animal sculptures. Splieth was one of the most successful artists of his time, creating numerous portrait busts, reliefs, animal sculptures, fountains and other monumental works in stone and bronze as well as models for the Imperial Majolica Manufactory in Cadinen etc.; he studied under Ludwig Manzel and Wilhelm Haverkamp from 1897-1903, became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and had a master studio there from 1903-1908. He made his first major trip to Rome in 1905, followed by a two-year stay in Rome in 1908. Height 47 cm. Dark patinated bronze equestrian group on a marble base, 1919. Signed and dated.