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Georg Kolbe (15 April 1877 – 20 November 1947) was the leading German figure sculptor of his generation, in a vigorous, modern, simplified classical style similar to Aristide Maillol of France.
Kolbe was born in Waldheim (Sachsen). He studied Rodin, during half a year in Paris, in 1897. 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. In 1905, he joined the 'Berliner Sezession', which in 1913, he left to join the 'Freie Sezession'. [1] His artistic breakthrough came in 1912 with his sculpture masterpiece "Die Tänzerin", his most famous work.
He executed important commissions throughout his long career, including many for the National Socialists during the last 15 years of his life. But many of his 1000 sculptures were destroyed by confiscation, bombing and melting for war purposes. His sculptures can be regarded in many museums in Europe, USA and Russia. He also collaborated with Mies van der Rohe for his sculpture in the Barcelona Pavilion. His studio where he lived and worked from 1929 to 1947 is located in Berlin-Westend, in Sensburger Allee.[2] He died in Berlin.
Heinrich Heine Memorial, 1913 Frankfurt am Main
Beethoven Memorial, Frankfurt am Main
Awards
* 1905 Villa Romana prize
References
1. ^ http://www.georg-kolbe.com/
2. ^ http://www.georg-kolbe-museum.de/atelier_engl.ht
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