Early 20th cent. Gold patinated bronze. Figure: H. 59 cm, marble base: H. 8 cm. Sign.: Prof. G. Janensch. Zustand Marble base chipped. Schoolgirl engrossed in a book at a hurried pace - German sculptor and medallion maker. Studied at the Berlin Academy under Fritz Schaper, Albert Wolff and Paul Thumann. 1884 Rome-Scolarship, since 1886 freelancer in Berlin, 1892 successor of Albert Wolff as Head of the modelling class at the Berlin Academy. Mus.: Hamburg-Harbur (archeological Museum); Oberhausen (Rhenish industrial museum); Lauchhammer.