The series of seated figures, from small to large, shows the full breadth of the collection, both in terms of materials and the times, spaces and contexts from which the objects originate. At first glance, the seated figures are distinguished by their materials, which range from bronze to porcelain, stucco, wood and marble. It is also clear that the figures come from different contexts. In addition to the four sculptures by Georg Kolbe, on which there is a separate article in this multimedia guide, there are two other small seated bronze figures on the left-hand wooden panel: 'Child with Bird' by the Düsseldorf artist Max Kratz from 1950 and 'Flute Player' by Erich Glauer. Both sculptures were exhibited at a winter exhibition of the Bergische Kunstgenossenschaft, which bought them for the Wuppertal museum. Max Kratz and his wife Gerda Kratz, also a sculptor, were members of the Bergische Kunstgenossenschaft.
Among these German sculptures of classical modernism and the post-war period of the 20th century, the depiction of the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus stands out. Sitting on a throne, Mary holds the shirtless Christ Child in her hands. There are traces of painting on the faces of both figures, on Mary's torso, on her crown and in her hair. The figure is cut off at the bottom and the back is flat. It is not known in which church or chapel the wooden sculpture originally stood. It is thought to have been made around 1200 and to be in France. The religious figure comes from the collection of Eduard von der Heydt. It was loaned to the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg in 1937 before being transferred to the Wuppertal Museum in 1939.
