Stanley Wanlass
1985
Bronze; mounted on a walnut base
2/30
Length: 27 in.
The Petersen Automotive Museum Auction
Spirit of Mercedes by Stanley Wanlass, 1985
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$10,200 USD | Sold
| Los Angeles, California
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Carl Benz, seated alongside a passenger, is guided down the road by his daughter Mercedes, who lights the way with a burning torch held over the single front wheel. The sculpture, created in 1985, celebrates the centennial of Benz’s historic Patent-Motorwagen from 1886. Of the 30 editions made, this example is number two.
