Woman (Prominent Forehead and nose with long neck), Fiberglass, 1918
Woman (Prominent Forehead and nose with long neck), Fiberglass, 1918

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Professor Leonard  Nelson, Goettingen, 1924
Professor Leonard Nelson, Goettingen, 1924

Private collection

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Mask of a musician (Mina Tobler) Heidelberg, 1927
Mask of a musician (Mina Tobler) Heidelberg, 1927

Private collection

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Young Girl/ Bust of a Girl, Hanover 1928
Young Girl/ Bust of a Girl, Hanover 1928

Sprengel Museum, Hanover, Permanent Collection

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Julius Fraenkel - Elsa Fraenkel’s father-in-law. Bronze , Hanover 1928
Julius Fraenkel - Elsa Fraenkel’s father-in-law. Bronze , Hanover 1928

Private collection

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Chingsung Chou – Young Chinese student of architecture , Hanover 1928
Chingsung Chou – Young Chinese student of architecture , Hanover 1928

Sprengel Museum Hanover, Permanent Collection; Ben Uri Gallery London, Permanent Collection; Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum - Braunshweig, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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Kadra Arabische Taenzerin - Arabian Dancing Girl, Bronze, Hanover 1929
Kadra Arabische Taenzerin - Arabian Dancing Girl, Bronze, Hanover 1929

Gallery of Herr von Garvens, Hannover, Permanent Collection (whereabouts unknown now); Private collection

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Frank - Age 9 (son of Elsa Fraenkel)- bronze stucco, Hanover 1929
Frank - Age 9 (son of Elsa Fraenkel)- bronze stucco, Hanover 1929

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Trollmann – Zigeuner boxer  - Gypsy boxer, bronze, Hanover 1930
Trollmann – Zigeuner boxer - Gypsy boxer, bronze, Hanover 1930

Private collection

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Dr. Conrades - Art Historian, bronze-silver, Hildesheim, 1931
Dr. Conrades - Art Historian, bronze-silver, Hildesheim, 1931

Private collection

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Madeleine, granddaughter of the French poet Stéphane Mallarmé, pewter, Paris, 1931-
Madeleine, granddaughter of the French poet Stéphane Mallarmé, pewter, Paris, 1931-

Private collection

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Prof. Dr. Conrad Mueller – Mathematician – working with eyes closed , bronze, Hanover 1932
Prof. Dr. Conrad Mueller – Mathematician – working with eyes closed , bronze, Hanover 1932

Paris Salon, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; Private collection

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Prof. Dr. Conrad Mueller – Mathematician - lecturing with eyes open, bronze, Hanover 1932
Prof. Dr. Conrad Mueller – Mathematician - lecturing with eyes open, bronze, Hanover 1932

Paris Salon, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; Private collection

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Arnold Hirsch - Lecturer at the Sorbonne, Paris (Elsa Fraenkel’s first cousin) - Paris, 1934
Arnold Hirsch - Lecturer at the Sorbonne, Paris (Elsa Fraenkel’s first cousin) - Paris, 1934

Current whereabouts unknown (sold at auction in November 2016)

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Young Frenchman  - bronze, Paris, 1934/35
Young Frenchman - bronze, Paris, 1934/35

Tate Gallery, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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Very Rev. Hamam Dr. Moses Gaster - bronze with silver patina, London 1936
Very Rev. Hamam Dr. Moses Gaster - bronze with silver patina, London 1936

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum Permanent Collection, London

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Mrs. Edwards - London, 1937
Mrs. Edwards - London, 1937

Current whereabouts unknown (sold at auction in January 2015) ; Private collection

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Elsa Fraenkel sculpting Sidney Sabin in her studio at St. John’s Wood, London, 1938
Elsa Fraenkel sculpting Sidney Sabin in her studio at St. John’s Wood, London, 1938

Sidney Sabin - Owner of Art Gallery Bond Street, London, bronze, London, 1939 - whereabouts unknown

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Prof. Dr. Simon van den Berg - Specialist in Islamic Studies, bronze, London, 1939
Prof. Dr. Simon van den Berg - Specialist in Islamic Studies, bronze, London, 1939

Private collection

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Head of a Girl (Shirley Solomon) - bronze, London, c 1940
Head of a Girl (Shirley Solomon) - bronze, London, c 1940

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum Permanent Collection, London

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Dr. Stella Kramrisch, bronze-silver, London 1940
Dr. Stella Kramrisch, bronze-silver, London 1940

Private collection

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Prof. Dr. Lazarus Goldschmidt -Translator of Talmud and Koran;  bronze-silver patina, London 1946
Prof. Dr. Lazarus Goldschmidt -Translator of Talmud and Koran; bronze-silver patina, London 1946

made with closed eyes because eyes were deformed by an operation.

Jewish Museum, New York, Permanent Collection; Royal Library Copenhagen, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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St. Michael with Angels statuette- bronze silver, London 1947
St. Michael with Angels statuette- bronze silver, London 1947

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Dumfries, Scotland, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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Princess Tsahai, Her Highness - Daughter of the late Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, bronze, 1953
Princess Tsahai, Her Highness - Daughter of the late Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, bronze, 1953

Palace Addis Ababa, Permanent Collection (whereabouts unknown now); Private collection

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Dr. Reginald Le May- Art historian of Southeast Asian art, bronze, London, 1953
Dr. Reginald Le May- Art historian of Southeast Asian art, bronze, London, 1953

Private collection

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Sri Aurobindo - Saint and philosopher, bronze-silver, London 1957
Sri Aurobindo - Saint and philosopher, bronze-silver, London 1957

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, The Library, Pondicherry, India, Permanent Collection

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru - Former Prime Minister of India, bronze-silver, London, 1959
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru - Former Prime Minister of India, bronze-silver, London, 1959

whereabouts unknown; last seen in a crate at Irwin Stadium, New Delhi in 1960

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Queen Sirikit - Queen of Thailand, bronze-silver, London, 1961
Queen Sirikit - Queen of Thailand, bronze-silver, London, 1961

Palace of Bangkok Thailand, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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The Dalai Lama, bronze-silver, London
The Dalai Lama, bronze-silver, London

The Dalai Lama abode, Dharamsala, India, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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John F. Kennedy, bronze- silver, London 1965
John F. Kennedy, bronze- silver, London 1965

Gifted to Greenville Museum, North Carolina, USA, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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Gruenewald, Director Opera, Plaster, Hanover
Gruenewald, Director Opera, Plaster, Hanover

Private collection

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Fleur, silver bust, England
Fleur, silver bust, England

Private collection

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Woman (Prominent Forehead and nose with long neck), Fiberglass, 1918
Professor Leonard  Nelson, Goettingen, 1924
Mask of a musician (Mina Tobler) Heidelberg, 1927
Young Girl/ Bust of a Girl, Hanover 1928
Julius Fraenkel - Elsa Fraenkel’s father-in-law. Bronze , Hanover 1928
Chingsung Chou – Young Chinese student of architecture , Hanover 1928
Kadra Arabische Taenzerin - Arabian Dancing Girl, Bronze, Hanover 1929
Frank - Age 9 (son of Elsa Fraenkel)- bronze stucco, Hanover 1929
Trollmann – Zigeuner boxer  - Gypsy boxer, bronze, Hanover 1930
Dr. Conrades - Art Historian, bronze-silver, Hildesheim, 1931
Madeleine, granddaughter of the French poet Stéphane Mallarmé, pewter, Paris, 1931-
Prof. Dr. Conrad Mueller – Mathematician – working with eyes closed , bronze, Hanover 1932
Prof. Dr. Conrad Mueller – Mathematician - lecturing with eyes open, bronze, Hanover 1932
Arnold Hirsch - Lecturer at the Sorbonne, Paris (Elsa Fraenkel’s first cousin) - Paris, 1934
Young Frenchman  - bronze, Paris, 1934/35
Very Rev. Hamam Dr. Moses Gaster - bronze with silver patina, London 1936
Mrs. Edwards - London, 1937
Elsa Fraenkel sculpting Sidney Sabin in her studio at St. John’s Wood, London, 1938
Prof. Dr. Simon van den Berg - Specialist in Islamic Studies, bronze, London, 1939
Head of a Girl (Shirley Solomon) - bronze, London, c 1940
Dr. Stella Kramrisch, bronze-silver, London 1940
Prof. Dr. Lazarus Goldschmidt -Translator of Talmud and Koran;  bronze-silver patina, London 1946
St. Michael with Angels statuette- bronze silver, London 1947
Princess Tsahai, Her Highness - Daughter of the late Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, bronze, 1953
Dr. Reginald Le May- Art historian of Southeast Asian art, bronze, London, 1953
Sri Aurobindo - Saint and philosopher, bronze-silver, London 1957
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru - Former Prime Minister of India, bronze-silver, London, 1959
Queen Sirikit - Queen of Thailand, bronze-silver, London, 1961
The Dalai Lama, bronze-silver, London
John F. Kennedy, bronze- silver, London 1965
Gruenewald, Director Opera, Plaster, Hanover
Fleur, silver bust, England
Woman (Prominent Forehead and nose with long neck), Fiberglass, 1918

Private collection

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Professor Leonard Nelson, Goettingen, 1924

Private collection

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Mask of a musician (Mina Tobler) Heidelberg, 1927

Private collection

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Young Girl/ Bust of a Girl, Hanover 1928

Sprengel Museum, Hanover, Permanent Collection

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Julius Fraenkel - Elsa Fraenkel’s father-in-law. Bronze , Hanover 1928

Private collection

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Chingsung Chou – Young Chinese student of architecture , Hanover 1928

Sprengel Museum Hanover, Permanent Collection; Ben Uri Gallery London, Permanent Collection; Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum - Braunshweig, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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Kadra Arabische Taenzerin - Arabian Dancing Girl, Bronze, Hanover 1929

Gallery of Herr von Garvens, Hannover, Permanent Collection (whereabouts unknown now); Private collection

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Frank - Age 9 (son of Elsa Fraenkel)- bronze stucco, Hanover 1929

Private collection

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Trollmann – Zigeuner boxer - Gypsy boxer, bronze, Hanover 1930

Private collection

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Dr. Conrades - Art Historian, bronze-silver, Hildesheim, 1931

Private collection

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Madeleine, granddaughter of the French poet Stéphane Mallarmé, pewter, Paris, 1931-

Private collection

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Prof. Dr. Conrad Mueller – Mathematician – working with eyes closed , bronze, Hanover 1932

Paris Salon, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; Private collection

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Prof. Dr. Conrad Mueller – Mathematician - lecturing with eyes open, bronze, Hanover 1932

Paris Salon, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; Private collection

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Arnold Hirsch - Lecturer at the Sorbonne, Paris (Elsa Fraenkel’s first cousin) - Paris, 1934

Current whereabouts unknown (sold at auction in November 2016)

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Young Frenchman - bronze, Paris, 1934/35

Tate Gallery, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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Very Rev. Hamam Dr. Moses Gaster - bronze with silver patina, London 1936

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum Permanent Collection, London

Photo credit: Bridgeman images

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Mrs. Edwards - London, 1937

Current whereabouts unknown (sold at auction in January 2015) ; Private collection

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Elsa Fraenkel sculpting Sidney Sabin in her studio at St. John’s Wood, London, 1938

Sidney Sabin - Owner of Art Gallery Bond Street, London, bronze, London, 1939 - whereabouts unknown

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Prof. Dr. Simon van den Berg - Specialist in Islamic Studies, bronze, London, 1939

Private collection

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Head of a Girl (Shirley Solomon) - bronze, London, c 1940

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum Permanent Collection, London

Photo credit: Bridgeman images

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Dr. Stella Kramrisch, bronze-silver, London 1940

Private collection

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Prof. Dr. Lazarus Goldschmidt -Translator of Talmud and Koran; bronze-silver patina, London 1946

made with closed eyes because eyes were deformed by an operation.

Jewish Museum, New York, Permanent Collection; Royal Library Copenhagen, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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St. Michael with Angels statuette- bronze silver, London 1947

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Dumfries, Scotland, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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Princess Tsahai, Her Highness - Daughter of the late Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, bronze, 1953

Palace Addis Ababa, Permanent Collection (whereabouts unknown now); Private collection

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Dr. Reginald Le May- Art historian of Southeast Asian art, bronze, London, 1953

Private collection

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Sri Aurobindo - Saint and philosopher, bronze-silver, London 1957

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, The Library, Pondicherry, India, Permanent Collection

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru - Former Prime Minister of India, bronze-silver, London, 1959

whereabouts unknown; last seen in a crate at Irwin Stadium, New Delhi in 1960

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Queen Sirikit - Queen of Thailand, bronze-silver, London, 1961

Palace of Bangkok Thailand, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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The Dalai Lama, bronze-silver, London

The Dalai Lama abode, Dharamsala, India, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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John F. Kennedy, bronze- silver, London 1965

Gifted to Greenville Museum, North Carolina, USA, Permanent Collection; Private collection

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Gruenewald, Director Opera, Plaster, Hanover

Private collection

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Fleur, silver bust, England

Private collection

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