Georg Kolbe
Georg Kolbe (15 April 1877 – 20 November 1947) was a German sculptor. He was the leading German figure
Early life and education
Kolbe was born in Waldheim, Saxony. Originally trained as a painter in Dresden, Munich, and Paris, he began sculpting during a stay in Rome at the turn of the century under the technical guidance of sculptor Louis Tuaillon.
Career
In 1905, Kolbe joined the 'Berliner Sezession', which in 1913, he left to join the 'Freie Sezession'.
Kolbe also made ninety-nine prints, beginning with lithographs around 1900, primarily literary illustrations. In 1919–1920, Kolbe practically did not work as a sculptor. During this time small-size sculptures and drawings became central in his works.[5] In the 1920s, encouraged by Cassirer, he made drypoints of dancers and nudes in motion, subjects he favored in his sculpture.[6] His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[7]
Kolbe executed important commissions throughout his long career, including many for the
Kolbe died of bladder cancer in St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus in Berlin on 20 November 1947.
Exhibitions
In 2009, an exhibition of Kolbe's Blue Ink Drawings was presented by the
Collections
Many of Kolbe's 1000 sculptures were destroyed by confiscation, bombing and melting for war purposes. His sculptures are included in many museum collections in Europe, the USA and Russia, among them the Museum of Modern Art,[6] New York, and the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
Public sculptures
- 1912 Die Bachnymphe, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Redoutenpark
- 1913 Monument for Westend, Frankfurt am Main
- 1917/1918 Monument in Tarabya, Istanbul, Turkey
- 1924 Verkündigung, Bürgergärten, Lübeck
- 1925 Der Morgen and Der Abend, Ceciliengärten, Berlin
- 1926 Kriegerdenkmal 1914–1918, Frankfurt am Main
- 1926–1947 Beethoven-Denkmal, Frankfurt am Main
- 1927 Kriechende, Stadtpark, Hamburg
- 1928 Fliegender Genius, Ludwigshafen
- 1930 Rathenau-Brunnen, Volkspark Rehberge, Berlin
- 1931-1933 Aufsteigender Jüngling, Düsseldorf
- 1933, 1935 Zehnkämpfer and Ruhender Athlet, Olympic Stadium, Berlin
- 1936 Großer Wächter, Lüdenscheid
Legacy
The studio where Kolbe lived and worked from 1929 to 1947 is located in
Among others, the museum has in the past mounted solo exhibitions of
Awards
- 1905 Villa Romana prize
Gallery
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Monument dedicated to the genius of Ludwig van Beethoven, Frankfurt
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Fliegender Genius (Flying Genius) in the German City of Ludwigshafen
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Statues in the garden of the Kolbe-Museum, Berlin
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Der Morgen (Morning) in Berlin-Schöneberg
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1914-1918 You have notdied in vain in Stralsund(1935)
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Painting: Die Goldene Insel (The Golden Isle) at the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin. (1898)
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Sculpture: Jeune Somali at Colpach Castle in Luxembourg
References
- ^ Oxford Index
- ^ "Home". georg-kolbe.com.
- ^ In conversation: Kiran Desai meets Anita Desai The Guardian, November 11, 2011.
- ^ "The Mies van der Rohe Pavilion". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
- ^ a b c Georg Kolbe Museum of Modern Art, New York.
- ^ "Georg Kolbe". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- New York Times.
- ^ "Georg-Kolbe-Museum - English Overview". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-04-26.