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Georg Kolbe

ゲオルク・コルベ

Georg Kolbe

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1877-04-15 （Waldheim, Saxony）
Died
1947-11-20 （Berlin） age 70
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Waldheim, Saxony → Dresden → Munich → Paris → Rome → Berlin-Westend

Career

Occupations
painter, sculptor
Active Years
1898-1947
Affiliations
Berliner Secession, Freie Secession
Memberships
Deutscher Künstlerbund
Influenced By
Aristide Maillol, Louis Tuaillon
Influenced
Henry Moore

Awards

Villa Romana prize
1905
Organization: Villa Romana
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die Tänzerin

1912 sculpture

His artistic breakthrough masterpiece, most famous work.

dancenude

Der Morgen

1929 sculpture

Dawn (Alba), placed in Barcelona Pavilion.

dawnfemale figure

Crouching Japanese Woman

1911 sculpture

Sculpture reflecting interest in Asian features.

Asianwoman

Bibliography

  • Die Bachnymphe (1912), Bonn
  • Heinrich Heine Monument (1913), Frankfurt
  • Verkündigung (1924), Lübeck
  • Der Morgen / Der Abend (1925), Berlin
  • Beethoven Monument (1926-1947), Frankfurt

Style & Themes

Literary Style
vigorous, modern, simplified classical style
Recurring Motifs
nudesdancersfigures in motionidealized athletes

Health

  • bladder cancer
    1940年代後半
    Died on November 20, 1947, in Berlin.

Legacy

Leading German figure sculptor of his generation in a vigorous, modern, simplified classical style.

Museums

  • Georg Kolbe Museum Sensburger Allee, Berlin-Westend Opened in 1957

Archives

  • Georg Kolbe Museum

In Popular Culture

  • Commissioned by Nazis, created bust of Francisco Franco.

Trivia

  • Strong interest in Asian faces; sculpted bust and torso of D. N. Mazumdar, father of Anita Desai.
  • Included in the Gottbegnadeten list of 12 important visual artists by Nazis.
  • Participated in sculpture event at 1928 Summer Olympics art competition.