Gentlemen..who is portrayed in this bronze bust, dated 1939?

Beautiful bust ..... but have no idea who the subject may be ..... Is it signed by the artist? If so that may offer a clue ...

Gordon

Claus Von Stauffenberg

Hi John..this is what is stated, but the artist has it dated as 1939, and as far as i know, Claus Von Stauffenberg was a relatively unknown junior officer of no particular standing..

I have googled some pics of his bust from postwar sources, but they look quite different..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus_Schenk_von_Stauffenberg

Could be a generic Aryan piece, I would ask the seller to move this piece into natural light and shoot it.

The facial features are quite similar. But one artists work can be a huge difference from another. Look at Stauffenberg.

its Joseph Goebells,,,as a young man..

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Originally posted by militarymania:
its Joseph Goebells,,,as a young man..

I would guess the same.

It doesn't look anything like the late Minister for Propaganda. From the receding hair and length of hair, I would say non-military, non-Party.

How about one of the German/Austrian composers that were so popular ?

Dave