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{{Short description|German sculptor (1867–1917)}} |
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[[File:2006-11 Frankfurt (Oder) 03.jpg|thumb|275px|Kleist Monument in Frankfurt (Oder)]] |
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'''Gottlieb Elster''' (8 |
'''Gottlieb Elster''' (8{{nbsp}}October 1867{{snd}}6{{nbsp}}December 1917) was a German sculptor. |
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== Life == |
== Life == |
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He studied at the [[Braunschweig University of Technology]] from 1888 to 1891, later attending the [[Academy of Fine Arts, Munich]]. He then went to Berlin, where he studied under [[Otto Lessing (sculptor)|Otto Lessing]], [[Fritz Schaper]] and, until 1905, worked with [[Adolf Brütt]]. He maintained a private studio during most of these years. In 1910, he became Brütt's successor as Director of the Weimar Sculpture School and their foundry. He returned to Braunschweig in 1913 and remained there until his death. |
Elster was born in [[Kreiensen]] on 8 October 1867. He studied at the [[Braunschweig University of Technology]] from 1888 to 1891, later attending the [[Academy of Fine Arts, Munich]]. He then went to Berlin, where he studied under [[Otto Lessing (sculptor)|Otto Lessing]], [[Fritz Schaper]] and, until 1905, worked with [[Adolf Brütt]]. He maintained a private studio during most of these years. In 1910, he became Brütt's successor as Director of the Weimar Sculpture School and their foundry. He returned to Braunschweig in 1913 and remained there until his death. |
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== Selected major works == |
== Selected major works == |
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* '''1903''': Statue of [[Frederick the Great]] in his youth at the Marketplace in [[Rheinsberg]]. ( |
* '''1903''': Statue of [[Frederick the Great]] in his youth at the Marketplace in [[Rheinsberg]]. (placed in storage by the East German government in 1950; reinstalled in 1995)<ref>[http://www.rheinsberg.de/index.php?id=693&UserId=228&ort=Rheinsberg&ListId=7 Monument to Crown Prince Frederick] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515002434/http://www.rheinsberg.de/index.php?id=693&UserId=228&ort=Rheinsberg&ListId=7 |date=2014-05-15 }}</ref> |
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* '''1910''': Monument of [[Heinrich von Kleist]] in the ''Kleistpark'', [[Frankfurt (Oder)]]. |
* '''1910''': Monument of [[Heinrich von Kleist]] in the ''Kleistpark'', [[Frankfurt (Oder)]]. |
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* '''1911''': Seated sculpture of [[Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Queen Louise]], in the Trianon-Park, [[Weissensee (Berlin)|Berlin-Weißen See]].<!-- Still there? --> |
* '''1911''': Seated sculpture of [[Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Queen Louise]], in the Trianon-Park, [[Weissensee (Berlin)|Berlin-Weißen See]].<!-- Still there? --> |
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* A soldier kneeling to honor his fallen comrades of the Hannoverian Rifle Battalion #10, completed by Hans Lehmann-Borges ( |
* A soldier kneeling to honor his fallen comrades of the Hannoverian Rifle Battalion #10, completed by Hans Lehmann-Borges (1879–1945), in [[Goslar]]. |
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In 1909, he received one of the five prizes given in a competition to create the monument for [[Fritz Reuter]] in [[Stavenhagen]], but the contract was eventually awarded to [[Wilhelm Wandschneider]]. |
In 1909, he received one of the five prizes given in a competition to create the monument for [[Fritz Reuter]] in [[Stavenhagen]], but the contract was eventually awarded to [[Wilhelm Wandschneider]]. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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{{commons category|Gottlieb Elster}} |
{{commons category|Gottlieb Elster}} |
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* [http://www.bildhauerei-in-berlin.de/_html/katalog_alphabetisch.html Bildhauerei in Berlin: "Caritas" by Elster (1911)] (Note that he is incorrectly called "Gottfried") |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150225033124/http://www.bildhauerei-in-berlin.de/_html/katalog_alphabetisch.html Bildhauerei in Berlin: "Caritas" by Elster (1911)] (Note that he is incorrectly called "Gottfried") |
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Gottlieb Elster (8 October 1867 – 6 December 1917) was a German sculptor.
Life[edit]
Elster was born in Kreiensen on 8 October 1867. He studied at the Braunschweig University of Technology from 1888 to 1891, later attending the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He then went to Berlin, where he studied under Otto Lessing, Fritz Schaper and, until 1905, worked with Adolf Brütt. He maintained a private studio during most of these years. In 1910, he became Brütt's successor as Director of the Weimar Sculpture School and their foundry. He returned to Braunschweig in 1913 and remained there until his death.
Selected major works[edit]
- 1903: Statue of Frederick the Great in his youth at the Marketplace in Rheinsberg. (placed in storage by the East German government in 1950; reinstalled in 1995)[1]
- 1910: Monument of Heinrich von Kleist in the Kleistpark, Frankfurt (Oder).
- 1911: Seated sculpture of Queen Louise, in the Trianon-Park, Berlin-Weißen See.
- A soldier kneeling to honor his fallen comrades of the Hannoverian Rifle Battalion #10, completed by Hans Lehmann-Borges (1879–1945), in Goslar.
In 1909, he received one of the five prizes given in a competition to create the monument for Fritz Reuter in Stavenhagen, but the contract was eventually awarded to Wilhelm Wandschneider.
References[edit]
- ^ Monument to Crown Prince Frederick Archived 2014-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading[edit]
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Günter Scheel: Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon. 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Hannover 1996, pg.161.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gottlieb Elster.
- Bildhauerei in Berlin: "Caritas" by Elster (1911) (Note that he is incorrectly called "Gottfried")
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