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'''Ferdinand Lepcke (or Lepke |
'''Ferdinand Lepcke''' (or '''Lepke'''; March{{nbsp}}23, 1866{{snd}}March{{nbsp}}12, 1909) was a German [[Sculpture|sculptor]], who in particular realized two major monuments in [[Bydgoszcz]]: the [[Deluge Fountain]] and [[The Archer (Lepcke)|The Archer]]. He received a golden medal at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition and, the Berlin Minister for Spiritual Education and Medical Affairs awarded him the title of professor. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Ferdinand Lepcke was born on March 23, 1866, in [[Coburg]] in the [[Thuringian states|Thuringian state]] of [[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]], located in today's [[Bavaria]].<ref name="BKR">{{cite book |last=Błażejewski Stanisław, Kutta Janusz |first=Romaniuk Marek |date=2000 |title=Bydgoski Słownik Biograficzny. Tom VI |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher=Kujawsko-Pomorskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury |pages= |
Ferdinand Lepcke was born on March 23, 1866, in [[Coburg]] in the [[Thuringian states|Thuringian state]] of [[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]], located in today's [[Bavaria]].<ref name="BKR">{{cite book |last=Błażejewski Stanisław, Kutta Janusz |first=Romaniuk Marek |date=2000 |title=Bydgoski Słownik Biograficzny. Tom VI |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher=Kujawsko-Pomorskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury |pages=61–62 |isbn=8385327584}}</ref> |
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The family moved to [[Berlin]] at the end of his early childhood. After graduating from [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]], Ferdinand started studies at the Berlin [[Academy of Arts, Berlin| |
The family moved to [[Berlin]] at the end of his early childhood. After graduating from [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]], Ferdinand started studies at the Berlin [[Academy of Arts, Berlin|Academy of Arts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/439168 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke |last= |first= |date=2021 |website=rkd.nl |publisher=RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History |access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref> He stayed there several years, from 1883 and 1890. During two years (1888-1890), he studied under the guidance of artist professor [[Fritz Schaper]].<ref name="PJ"/> He additionally honed his skills in the sculpture [[atelier]] of the Biber brothers and in the [[Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin|Kunstgewerbemuseum]] studio of the German capital. |
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He cherished the [[Neoclassicism|neoclassical style]], |
He cherished the [[Neoclassicism|neoclassical style]], had become ubiquitous in Germany since the mid-1850s with pioneers such as [[Johann Gottfried Schadow]] (1764-1850) and [[Christian Daniel Rauch]] (1777-1857). Actually, Lepcke felt closer to the spirit of the old masters than the trendy [[Art Nouveau]]. In his late years, however, he acknowledged his interest in nascent movements such as [[Jugendstil]] or [[Art Deco]].<ref name="PJ"/> This attachment to classical sculpture emanated from his passion for [[Classical antiquity|Antiquity]].<ref name="BKR"/> |
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In 1893, at the age of 27, he was awarded by the [[Prussian Academy of Arts]] the great state prize, consisting of a [[scholarship]] year in [[Rome]]: there he could refine his knowledge of ancient sculpture. Further study trips took him |
In 1893, at the age of 27, he was awarded by the [[Prussian Academy of Arts]] the great state prize, consisting of a [[scholarship]] year in [[Rome]]: there he could refine his knowledge of ancient sculpture. Further study trips took him France and [[Copenhagen]], Denmark.<ref name="PJ"/> At this time, he was already a valued artist and a sought-after sculptor. |
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In 1895, [[Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]] awarded Ferdinand Lepcke the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of the White Falcon]]. |
In 1895, [[Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]] awarded Ferdinand Lepcke the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of the White Falcon]]. |
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In 1897, Ferdinand moved back to Berlin and took the position of professor at the Academy of Arts. He was admitted to the artistic group of the ''Berliner Künstverein''. |
In 1897, Ferdinand moved back to Berlin and took the position of professor at the Academy of Arts. He was admitted to the artistic group of the ''Berliner Künstverein''. |
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Ferdinand Lepcke died of [[pneumonia]] on March 19, 1909, in Berlin, at the age of 42. |
Ferdinand Lepcke died of [[pneumonia]] on March 19, 1909, in Berlin, at the age of 42. |
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==Notable |
==Notable works== |
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Lepcke created small artworks (like [[bust (sculpture)|busts]]) as well as large monuments.<ref name="PJ"/> |
Lepcke created small artworks (like [[bust (sculpture)|busts]]) as well as large monuments.<ref name="PJ"/> |
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* Busts of [[Andreas Sigismund Marggraf]] and [[Franz Karl Achard]] (1892), placed on a building at 10 Dorotheenstrasse in Berlin until 1945. Moved to the [[Sugar Museum (Berlin)|Berlin Sugar Museum]];<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=9 June 1892 |title=Berliner Börsen-Zeitung N.264|url=https://dfg-viewer.de/show/?set%5Bmets%5D=https://content.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/zefys/SNP2436020X-18920609-0-0-0-0.xml |location=Berlin |publisher=Berliner Börsen-Zeitung Druck und Verlag Ges.m.b.h. |pages= |isbn=}}</ref> |
* Busts of [[Andreas Sigismund Marggraf]] and [[Franz Karl Achard]] (1892), placed on a building at 10 Dorotheenstrasse in Berlin until 1945. Moved to the [[Sugar Museum (Berlin)|Berlin Sugar Museum]];<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=9 June 1892 |title=Berliner Börsen-Zeitung N.264|url=https://dfg-viewer.de/show/?set%5Bmets%5D=https://content.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/zefys/SNP2436020X-18920609-0-0-0-0.xml |location=Berlin |publisher=Berliner Börsen-Zeitung Druck und Verlag Ges.m.b.h. |pages= |isbn=}}</ref> |
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* Statue of [[Justus Jonas]] in the [[All Saints' Church, Wittenberg| |
* Statue of [[Justus Jonas]] in the [[All Saints' Church, Wittenberg|Castle Church of Wittenberg]] (1892);<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=28 April 1893 |title=Berliner Tageblatt N.214|url=https://dfg-viewer.de/show/?set%5Bmets%5D=https://content.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/zefys/SNP27646518-18930428-0-0-0-0.xml |location=Berlin |publisher=Mosse Langmann |pages= |isbn=}}</ref> |
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* ''Bildhauer'' ({{lang-en|The sculptor}}), statue, [[sandstone]] (1893)<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=10 June 1893 |title=Berliner Börsen-Zeitung N.267|url=https://dfg-viewer.de/show/?set%5Bmets%5D=https://content.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/zefys/SNP2436020X-18930610-0-0-0-0.xml |location=Berlin |publisher=Berliner Börsen-Zeitung Druck und Verlag Ges.m.b.h. |pages= |isbn=}}</ref> bought by the [[National Gallery (Berlin)|Berlin National Gallery]] and placed in the columned hall in February 1897<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=11 February 1897 |title=Berliner Volkszeitung|url= |location=Berlin |publisher=Dt. Verl. Mosse |pages= |isbn=}}</ref> |
* ''Bildhauer'' ({{lang-en|The sculptor}}), statue, [[sandstone]] (1893)<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=10 June 1893 |title=Berliner Börsen-Zeitung N.267|url=https://dfg-viewer.de/show/?set%5Bmets%5D=https://content.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/zefys/SNP2436020X-18930610-0-0-0-0.xml |location=Berlin |publisher=Berliner Börsen-Zeitung Druck und Verlag Ges.m.b.h. |pages= |isbn=}}</ref> bought by the [[National Gallery (Berlin)|Berlin National Gallery]] and placed in the columned hall in February 1897.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=11 February 1897 |title=Berliner Volkszeitung|url= |location=Berlin |publisher=Dt. Verl. Mosse |pages= |isbn=}}</ref> Lost; |
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* '' Die Schreibende'' ({{lang-en|The writer}}), [[plaster]] (1894)<ref name="expo1894">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1894 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog|url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk1894/0126 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=111 |isbn=}}</ref> |
* '' Die Schreibende'' ({{lang-en|The writer}}), [[plaster]] (1894)<ref name="expo1894">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1894 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog|url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk1894/0126 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=111 |isbn=}}</ref> |
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* ''Bust of Adolph Paalzow'' (1894);<ref name="expo1894"/> |
* ''Bust of Adolph Paalzow'' (1894);<ref name="expo1894"/> |
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* ''Überrascht'' ({{lang-en|Surprised}}), bronze group (1899);<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1898 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk1899/0104 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=89|isbn=}}</ref> |
* ''Überrascht'' ({{lang-en|Surprised}}), bronze group (1899);<ref>{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1898 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk1899/0104 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=89|isbn=}}</ref> |
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* ''Riesenspielzeug'' ({{lang-en|Giant Toys}}), female figure (1903);<ref name="expo1903">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1903 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=82|isbn=}}</ref> |
* ''Riesenspielzeug'' ({{lang-en|Giant Toys}}), female figure (1903);<ref name="expo1903">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1903 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=82|isbn=}}</ref> |
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* ''Kuß'' ({{lang-en|The Kiss}}), bronze (1900), [[Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz]];<ref name="PJ"/> |
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* "Bust of [[Ernst Ewald]]", plaster (1903);<ref name="expo1903"/> |
* "Bust of [[Ernst Ewald]]", plaster (1903);<ref name="expo1903"/> |
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* ''The Deluge'', [[fountain]] (1903):<ref name="expo1903"/> |
* ''The Deluge'', [[fountain]] (1903):<ref name="expo1903"/> |
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** Original monument unveiled on July 23, 1904, in [[Bydgoszcz|Bromberg]]. It was melted down in 1943 then rebuilt in 2014;<ref>{{cite book |date=July 2014|title=Bydgoszcz Guide |url=http://kujawsko-pomorskie.travel/en |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher=City of Bydgoszcz |page=84|isbn=83-917786-7- |
** Original monument unveiled on July 23, 1904, in [[Bydgoszcz|Bromberg]]. It was melted down in 1943 then rebuilt in 2014;<ref>{{cite book |date=July 2014|title=Bydgoszcz Guide |url=http://kujawsko-pomorskie.travel/en |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher=City of Bydgoszcz |page=84|isbn=978-83-917786-7-8}}</ref> |
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** A copy of the main figures was placed in [[Coburg]] in 1906 |
** A copy of the main figures was placed in [[Coburg]] in 1906. |
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** A reduced copy of all three groups of figures was placed in [[Eisleben]] in 1916. The ensemble was melted down in 1942; |
** A reduced copy of all three groups of figures was placed in [[Eisleben]] in 1916. The ensemble was melted down in 1942; |
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* ''Wiedersehen'' ({{lang-en|Goodbye}}), bronze (1904), [[Hermitage Museum]], [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name="expo1904">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1904 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=99|isbn=}}</ref><ref name="NSK">{{cite book |last=Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler |first=Klaus Weschenfelder |date=2012 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909). Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. |url= |location=Coburg |publisher=Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg |pages=178-197, 195-210, 215-223 |isbn=9783874720922}}</ref> 60-cm high replicas are proposed by the "Lauchhammer Art Foundry" |
* ''Wiedersehen'' ({{lang-en|Goodbye}}), bronze (1904), [[Hermitage Museum]], [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name="expo1904">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1904 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=99|isbn=}}</ref><ref name="NSK">{{cite book |last=Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler |first=Klaus Weschenfelder |date=2012 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909). Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. |url= |location=Coburg |publisher=Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg |pages=178-197, 195-210, 215-223 |isbn=9783874720922}}</ref> 60-cm high replicas are proposed by the "Lauchhammer Art Foundry".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kunstguss.de/shop/skulpturen/bronzeskulpturen/skulptur-wiedersehen-bronze-ferdinand-lepcke |title=Skulptur "Wiedersehen", Bronze – Ferdinand Lepcke |last= |first= |date=2021 |website=kunstguss.de |publisher=Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer KG. |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212403/https://www.kunstguss.de/shop/skulpturen/bronzeskulpturen/skulptur-wiedersehen-bronze-ferdinand-lepcke |url-status=dead }}</ref> A small bronze copy stands at the [[Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz]]; |
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* ''Bust of the painter A. Meyer'', plaster (1904);<ref name="expo1904"/> |
* ''Bust of the painter A. Meyer'', plaster (1904);<ref name="expo1904"/> |
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* ''Tänzerin'' ({{lang-en|Dancer}}) (1905), [[Veste Coburg|Coburg Art Collections]];<ref name="expo1905">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1905 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/adk_gka_1905_89 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=87|isbn=}}</ref><ref name="NSK"/> |
* ''Tänzerin'' ({{lang-en|Dancer}}) (1905), [[Veste Coburg|Coburg Art Collections]];<ref name="expo1905">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1905 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/adk_gka_1905_89 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=87|isbn=}}</ref><ref name="NSK"/> |
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* ''Bust of Frau Banker Wagner'', bronze (1905);<ref name="expo1905"/> |
* ''Bust of Frau Banker Wagner'', bronze (1905);<ref name="expo1905"/> |
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* ''Bogenspannerin'' ({{lang-en|The Archer}}), bronze (1905) |
* ''[[Bogenspannerin]]'' ({{lang-en|The Archer}}), bronze (1905):<ref name="expo1906">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1906 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk1906 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |page=121|isbn=}}</ref> |
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* ''Heimkehr'' ({{lang-en|Homecoming}}), bronze (1907);<ref name="expo1907">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1907 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk1906 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |pages=6,169|isbn=}}</ref> |
* ''Heimkehr'' ({{lang-en|Homecoming}}), bronze (1907);<ref name="expo1907">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1907 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk1906 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |pages=6,169|isbn=}}</ref> |
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* ''Bust of F. von Strantz'', plaster (1907);<ref name="expo1907"/> |
* ''Bust of F. von Strantz'', plaster (1907);<ref name="expo1907"/> |
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* ''[[Phryne]]'' (1907-1908), [[Rose Garden, Coburg]]; |
* ''[[Phryne]]'' (1907-1908), [[Rose Garden, Coburg]]; |
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* ''[[Phryne]]'' bronze |
* ''[[Phryne]]'', bronze (1907-1908),<ref name="NSK"/> [[Schlachtensee]], lost. A replica realized in 2007 by the "Lauchhammer Art Foundry" is standing in the forecourt of the [[Berlin-Nikolassee station]]; |
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* ''Wasserschöpfende'' ({{lang-en|Water scooping}}), bronze (1909).<ref name="expo1909">{{cite book |last= |first=|date=1909 |title=Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog |url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/gbk1909 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag Von Rud. Schuster |pages=77|isbn=}}</ref> |
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==Awards and recognition== |
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* [[Prussian Academy of Arts]] state prize in 1893. |
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* Knight's Cross of the [[Order of the White Falcon]] in 1895. |
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* Golden medal at the 1903 [[Große Berliner Kunstausstellung|Great Berlin Art Exhibition]]. |
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* In [[Bydgoszcz]], Lepcke designed and created two of the most famous landmarks of the city:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://naszahistoria.pl/ferdinand-lepcke-mistrz-zakochany-w-antyku/ar/9176966 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke, mistrz zakochany w antyku |last=Sowińska |first=Hanna |date=26 December 2014 |website=naszahistoria.pl |publisher=Polska Press sp zoo |access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref> |
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** the statue of ''The Archer'' ({{lang-de|Bogenspannerin}}-{{lang-pl|Łuczniczka }}). Unveiled in 1910, the naked sculpture, displayed in the downtown of [[Bydgoszcz|Bromberg]], aroused a lot of emotions and words of indignation. After the [[Second Polish Republic|re-creation of the Polish state]] in 1918, the artwork was told to have been "intentionally set by the Prussian invader to scandalize Polish society";<ref name="PJ">{{cite book |last=Piotr Winter |first=Jerzy Derenda |date=1996 |title=Bydgoska Łuczniczka i jej kopie |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher=Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy |pages=14–15, 45, 63 |isbn=8390323141}}</ref> |
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* [[1897]], [[Łuczniczka (monument in Bydgoszcz) | sculpture '' Łuczniczka '']] with the following casts: |
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** ''The Deluge'' ({{lang-de|Sintflutbrunnen}}-{{lang-pl|Fontanna Potop}}), a monumental foutain in the [[Casimir the Great Park|Park "Casimir the Great"]]. |
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** [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Łuczniczka (monument in Bydgoszcz) | original]], from October 18, 1910, (currently in the Jan Kochanowski Park opposite [[Polish Theater in Bydgoszcz | Polish Theater]]), there is one of the symbols of the city |
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* In addition to the exhibitions in his native city of Coburg, Ferdinand Lepcke was the center of an exposition in Bydgoszcz, from December 18, 2014, to March 15, 2015, in the [[Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz]] located on [[Mill Island in Bydgoszcz|Mill Island]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://muzeum.bydgoszcz.pl/wystawy/id,180,0,0,Ferdinand-Lepcke-1866-1909 |title="Ferdinand Lepcke (1866-1909)" |last= |first= |date=December 2014 |website=muzeum.bydgoszcz.pl |publisher=Muzeum Okręgowe w Bydgoszczy |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621105214/https://muzeum.bydgoszcz.pl/wystawy/id,180,0,0,Ferdinand-Lepcke-1866-1909 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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** [[Berlin]], the first casting was lost after the war, from December 12, 1997 a new casting at Hohenzollernplatz |
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** [[Wilhelmshaven]] - from 1982 on Störtebekerplatz, a copy of a cast from [[Coburg]] at |
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** [[Heringsdorf (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) | Heringsdorf]] on the island [[Usedom]] |
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* [[1899]], '' [[Herma]] '', Viktoriapark, [[Berlin]] |
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* [[1900]], "Pyrnia", bronze figure, meadow on Schlachtensee, [[Berlin]] (copy of a lost original) |
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* [[1900]], "Kiss", [[Hermitage]], [[Petersburg]], small bronze copy in [[District Museum in Bydgoszcz | District Museum in Bydgoszcz]] |
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* [[1904]], [[Fountain Deluge | fountain '' Deluge '']]: |
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** [[1904]], [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Fountain Deluge | original]], melted down in 1943, work is currently underway to restore the sculpture to the city - this mission was undertaken by the Association for the Reconstruction of the Bydgoszcz Fountain "Deluge". The sculpture was made by the sculptor Michał Pronobis. |
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** [[1906]], [[Coburg]], Rosengarten |
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** [[Eisleben]], melted down in 1942 |
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* [[1908]], relief [[Otto von Bismarck | Bismarck]] in bronze, [[Bismarck Towers | Bismarck Tower]], [[Hildburghausen]] |
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Apart from the works that linked Lepcky with [[Bydgoszcz]] ą: [[Fountain Deluge | "Deluge"]] and [[Łuczniczka (monument in Bydgoszcz) | "The Archer"]], he was also the author of many other sculptures: busts, herm, monuments and fountains. The best known: "Der Bildhauer" and the sculpture group "Wiedersehen" are in the collection [[Old National Gallery in Berlin | National Gallery in Berlin]]. Some of the works were added to the collections of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. The '' Richard Ruckert bust '' was placed in the Viktoriapark in [[Berlin]] - Kreuzberg, and the '' Justus Jonas monument '' in the castle chapel in [[Wittenberg | Wittenberg]] <ref name = "BSB" />. |
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File:Büste Franz Carl Achard 2 Zucker-Museum.jpg|Bust of F.C. Achard (1892) |
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File:Kosciolki – rzeźba Tors.JPG|Torso, [[Oliwa|Park Oliwski]] |
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File:Bdg FontannaPotop 5 5-2015.jpg|The Deluge (1908, re-cast in 2014) |
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File:Statue Hohenzollernplatz (Nikol) Die Badende&Ferdinand Lepcke&2000.jpg|[[Phryne]], 2007 replica of the 1907 statue |
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File:Rzeźba Łuczniczka przód.jpg|The Archer (1908) |
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== See also == |
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* [http://muzeum.bydgoszcz.pl/wystawy/id,180,0,0,Ferdinand-Lepcke-1866-1909 Exhibition in Bydgoszcz in 2014-2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214601/http://muzeum.bydgoszcz.pl/wystawy/id,180,0,0,Ferdinand-Lepcke-1866-1909 |date=2021-06-02 }} |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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* {{inlang|de}} {{cite book |last=Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler |first=Klaus Weschenfelder |date=2012 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909). Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. |url= |location=Coburg |publisher=Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg |page= |isbn=9783874720922}} |
* {{inlang|de}} {{cite book |last=Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler |first=Klaus Weschenfelder |date=2012 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909). Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. |url= |location=Coburg |publisher=Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg |page= |isbn=9783874720922}} |
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* {{inlang|de}} {{cite book |last=Heise |first=Nicky |date=2014 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon |url= |location=Berlin |publisher=Band 84, de Gruyter |page=160 |isbn=9783110231892}} |
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* {{inlang|pl}} {{cite book |last=Błażejewski Stanisław, Kutta Janusz |first=Romaniuk Marek |date=2000 |title=Bydgoski Słownik Biograficzny. Tom VI |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher=Kujawsko-Pomorskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury |pages=61–62 |isbn=8385327584}} |
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* {{inlang|de}} Nick Heise: Lepcke, Ferdinand. In: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (AKL). Band 84, de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-023189-2, S. 160. |
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* {{inlang|pl}} {{cite book |last=Piotr Winter |first=Jerzy Derenda |date=1996 |title=Bydgoska Łuczniczka i jej kopie |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher=Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy |page= |isbn=8390323141}} |
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Ferdinand Lepcke | |
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Born | |
Died | March 12, 1909 | (aged 42)
Resting place | Berlin |
Nationality | German |
Known for | Sculptor |
Notable work | Deluge Fountain, The Archer |
Style | Sculpting |
Awards | ![]() |
Ferdinand Lepcke (or Lepke; March 23, 1866 – March 12, 1909) was a German sculptor, who in particular realized two major monuments in Bydgoszcz: the Deluge Fountain and The Archer. He received a golden medal at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition and, the Berlin Minister for Spiritual Education and Medical Affairs awarded him the title of professor.
Life
[edit]Ferdinand Lepcke was born on March 23, 1866, in Coburg in the Thuringian state of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, located in today's Bavaria.[1]
The family moved to Berlin at the end of his early childhood. After graduating from gymnasium, Ferdinand started studies at the Berlin Academy of Arts.[2] He stayed there several years, from 1883 and 1890. During two years (1888-1890), he studied under the guidance of artist professor Fritz Schaper.[3] He additionally honed his skills in the sculpture atelier of the Biber brothers and in the Kunstgewerbemuseum studio of the German capital.
He cherished the neoclassical style, had become ubiquitous in Germany since the mid-1850s with pioneers such as Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850) and Christian Daniel Rauch (1777-1857). Actually, Lepcke felt closer to the spirit of the old masters than the trendy Art Nouveau. In his late years, however, he acknowledged his interest in nascent movements such as Jugendstil or Art Deco.[3] This attachment to classical sculpture emanated from his passion for Antiquity.[1]
In 1893, at the age of 27, he was awarded by the Prussian Academy of Arts the great state prize, consisting of a scholarship year in Rome: there he could refine his knowledge of ancient sculpture. Further study trips took him France and Copenhagen, Denmark.[3] At this time, he was already a valued artist and a sought-after sculptor.
In 1895, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach awarded Ferdinand Lepcke the Knight's Cross of the Order of the White Falcon.
In 1897, Ferdinand moved back to Berlin and took the position of professor at the Academy of Arts. He was admitted to the artistic group of the Berliner Künstverein.
In 1903, the artist received a golden medal at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition. On June 8, 1905, the Berlin Minister for Spiritual Education and Medical Affairs awarded him the title of professor.
Ferdinand Lepcke died of pneumonia on March 19, 1909, in Berlin, at the age of 42.
Notable works
[edit]Lepcke created small artworks (like busts) as well as large monuments.[3]
- Busts of Andreas Sigismund Marggraf and Franz Karl Achard (1892), placed on a building at 10 Dorotheenstrasse in Berlin until 1945. Moved to the Berlin Sugar Museum;[4]
- Statue of Justus Jonas in the Castle Church of Wittenberg (1892);[5]
- Bildhauer (English: The sculptor), statue, sandstone (1893)[6] bought by the Berlin National Gallery and placed in the columned hall in February 1897.[7] Lost;
- Die Schreibende (English: The writer), plaster (1894)[8]
- Bust of Adolph Paalzow (1894);[8]
- Bust of Mr. Strohl-Fern, plaster (1895);[9]
- Bust of Professor Dr. Fritsch (1897);[9]
- Böses Gewissen (English: Bad conscience), bronze (1898);[10]
- Herm of Friedrich Rückert, Carrara marble (1899), Berlin Viktoriapark;[11]
- Überrascht (English: Surprised), bronze group (1899);[12]
- Riesenspielzeug (English: Giant Toys), female figure (1903);[13]
- Kuß (English: The Kiss), bronze (1900), Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz;[3]
- "Bust of Ernst Ewald", plaster (1903);[13]
- The Deluge, fountain (1903):[13]
- Wiedersehen (English: Goodbye), bronze (1904), Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.[15][16] 60-cm high replicas are proposed by the "Lauchhammer Art Foundry".[17] A small bronze copy stands at the Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz;
- Bust of the painter A. Meyer, plaster (1904);[15]
- Tänzerin (English: Dancer) (1905), Coburg Art Collections;[18][16]
- Bust of Frau Banker Wagner, bronze (1905);[18]
- Bogenspannerin (English: The Archer), bronze (1905):[19]
- Heimkehr (English: Homecoming), bronze (1907);[20]
- Bust of F. von Strantz, plaster (1907);[20]
- Phryne (1907-1908), Rose Garden, Coburg;
- Phryne, bronze (1907-1908),[16] Schlachtensee, lost. A replica realized in 2007 by the "Lauchhammer Art Foundry" is standing in the forecourt of the Berlin-Nikolassee station;
- Bismarck, bronze relief (1908), Bismarck tower of Hildburghausen;
- Memorial for Ernst von Stubenrauch (1909), Teltow;
- Wasserschöpfende (English: Water scooping), bronze (1909).[21]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Prussian Academy of Arts state prize in 1893.
- Knight's Cross of the Order of the White Falcon in 1895.
- Golden medal at the 1903 Great Berlin Art Exhibition.
- In Bydgoszcz, Lepcke designed and created two of the most famous landmarks of the city:[22]
- the statue of The Archer (German: Bogenspannerin-Polish: Łuczniczka). Unveiled in 1910, the naked sculpture, displayed in the downtown of Bromberg, aroused a lot of emotions and words of indignation. After the re-creation of the Polish state in 1918, the artwork was told to have been "intentionally set by the Prussian invader to scandalize Polish society";[3]
- The Deluge (German: Sintflutbrunnen-Polish: Fontanna Potop), a monumental foutain in the Park "Casimir the Great".
- In addition to the exhibitions in his native city of Coburg, Ferdinand Lepcke was the center of an exposition in Bydgoszcz, from December 18, 2014, to March 15, 2015, in the Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz located on Mill Island.[23]
Gallery
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Bust of A.S. Marggraf (1892)
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Bust of F.C. Achard (1892)
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The Deluge (1908, re-cast in 2014)
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Phryne, 2007 replica of the 1907 statue
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The Archer (1908)
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Memorial for Ernst von Stubenrauch (1909)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Błażejewski Stanisław, Kutta Janusz, Romaniuk Marek (2000). Bydgoski Słownik Biograficzny. Tom VI. Bydgoszcz: Kujawsko-Pomorskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury. pp. 61–62. ISBN 8385327584.
- ^ "Ferdinand Lepcke". rkd.nl. RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Piotr Winter, Jerzy Derenda (1996). Bydgoska Łuczniczka i jej kopie. Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy. pp. 14–15, 45, 63. ISBN 8390323141.
- ^ Berliner Börsen-Zeitung N.264. Berlin: Berliner Börsen-Zeitung Druck und Verlag Ges.m.b.h. 9 June 1892.
- ^ Berliner Tageblatt N.214. Berlin: Mosse Langmann. 28 April 1893.
- ^ Berliner Börsen-Zeitung N.267. Berlin: Berliner Börsen-Zeitung Druck und Verlag Ges.m.b.h. 10 June 1893.
- ^ Berliner Volkszeitung. Berlin: Dt. Verl. Mosse. 11 February 1897.
- ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1894. p. 111.
- ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1895. p. 118.
- ^ Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1898. p. 82.
- ^ Berliner Adreßbuch. Berlin: August Scherl. 1909.
- ^ Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1898. p. 89.
- ^ a b c Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1903. p. 82.
- ^ Bydgoszcz Guide. Bydgoszcz: City of Bydgoszcz. July 2014. p. 84. ISBN 978-83-917786-7-8.
- ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1904. p. 99.
- ^ a b c Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler, Klaus Weschenfelder (2012). Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909). Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Coburg: Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg. pp. 178–197, 195–210, 215–223. ISBN 9783874720922.
- ^ "Skulptur "Wiedersehen", Bronze – Ferdinand Lepcke". kunstguss.de. Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer KG. 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1905. p. 87.
- ^ Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1906. p. 121.
- ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1907. pp. 6, 169.
- ^ Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1909. p. 77.
- ^ Sowińska, Hanna (26 December 2014). "Ferdinand Lepcke, mistrz zakochany w antyku". naszahistoria.pl. Polska Press sp zoo. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ ""Ferdinand Lepcke (1866-1909)"". muzeum.bydgoszcz.pl. Muzeum Okręgowe w Bydgoszczy. December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- (in German) Works in auction
- Exhibition in Bydgoszcz in 2014-2015 Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
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- (in German) Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler, Klaus Weschenfelder (2012). Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909). Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Coburg: Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg. ISBN 9783874720922.
- (in German) Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler, Inga Kopciewicz, Stefan Pastuszewski, Marek Romaniuk, Klaus Weschenfelder (2014). Ferdinand Lepcke 1866–1909. Bydgoszcz. ISBN 9788363572921.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - (in German) Heise, Nicky (2014). Ferdinand Lepcke. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Berlin: Band 84, de Gruyter. p. 160. ISBN 9783110231892.
- (in German) Heise, Nicky (2016). Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909) – Ein Berliner Bildhauer um 1900. Das Teltower Land. Heimat-Magazin 2015/16. Berlin: Buchkontor Teltow. pp. 149–164. ISBN 9783981586541.
- (in Polish) Błażejewski Stanisław, Kutta Janusz, Romaniuk Marek (2000). Bydgoski Słownik Biograficzny. Tom VI. Bydgoszcz: Kujawsko-Pomorskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury. pp. 61–62. ISBN 8385327584.
- (in Polish) Piotr Winter, Jerzy Derenda (1996). Bydgoska Łuczniczka i jej kopie. Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy. ISBN 8390323141.