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'''Ferdinand Lepcke (or Lepke)''' (1866-1909) was a German [[Sculpture| sculptor]], who in particular realized two major monuments in [[Bydgoszcz]]: the [[Deluge Fountain]] and [[The Archer (Lepcke)|The Archer]].
'''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.


==Life==
==Life==
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>
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>


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.
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.


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"/>
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"/>


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.
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.


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]].


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.


==Notable Works==
==Notable works==
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"/>


* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* ''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;
* ''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;
* '' 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 [[Ernst Ewald]]", plaster (1903);<ref name="expo1903"/>
* "Bust of [[Ernst Ewald]]", plaster (1903);<ref name="expo1903"/>
* ''The Deluge'', [[fountain]] (1903):<ref name="expo1903"/>
* ''The Deluge'', [[fountain]] (1903):<ref name="expo1903"/>
** 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=83-917786-7-3}}</ref>
** 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>
** A copy of the main figures was placed in [[Coburg]] in 1906.
** A copy of the main figures was placed in [[Coburg]] in 1906.
** 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;
* ''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}}</ref> A small bronze copy stands at the [[Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz]];
* ''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]];
* ''Bust of the painter A. Meyer'', plaster (1904);<ref name="expo1904"/>
* ''Bust of the painter A. Meyer'', plaster (1904);<ref name="expo1904"/>
* ''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"/>
* ''Bust of Frau Banker Wagner'', bronze (1905);<ref name="expo1905"/>
* ''Bust of Frau Banker Wagner'', bronze (1905);<ref name="expo1905"/>
* ''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>
* ''[[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>
** The original statue is located in the [[Jan Kochanowski Park in Bydgoszcz]];
** A replica of a previous [[casting]] lost during the [[WWII]] was unveiled on December 12, 1997, at Hohenzollernplatz in Berlin;
** A replica exists at [[Heringsdorf]] on [[Usedom]] island. In the vicinity where the copy is exhibited, the family of Ferdinand Lecpke owned a property;<ref name="PJ"/>
** Replica, [[Coburg]]. A casting of this copy was placed in 1982 at Störtebekerplatz, [[Wilhelmshaven]];
** A copy exists at the [[Alte Nationalgalerie]] in Berlin;<ref name="NSK"/>
* ''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>
* ''Bust of F. von Strantz'', plaster (1907);<ref name="expo1907"/>
* ''Bust of F. von Strantz'', plaster (1907);<ref name="expo1907"/>
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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>
* ''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>


==Awards and Recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
* [[Prussian Academy of Arts]] state prize in 1893.
* [[Prussian Academy of Arts]] state prize in 1893.
* Knight's Cross of the [[Order of the White Falcon]] in 1895.
* Knight's Cross of the [[Order of the White Falcon]] in 1895.
* Golden medal at the 1903 [[Große Berliner Kunstausstellung|Great Berlin Art Exhibition]].
* Golden medal at the 1903 [[Große Berliner Kunstausstellung|Great Berlin Art Exhibition]].

* 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>
* 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>
** 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>
** 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>
** ''The Deluge'' ({{lang-de|Sintflutbrunnen}}-{{lang-pl|Fontanna Potop}}), a monumental foutain in the [[Casimir the Great Park|Park "Casimir the Great"]].
** ''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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* 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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* 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=https://bydgoszcz.tvp.pl/18026201/wystawa-ferdinand-lepcke |title=Wystawa Ferdinand Lepcke |last= |first= |date=11 December 2014 |website=bydgoszcz.tvp.pl |publisher=Telewizja Polska S.A |access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Büste Andreas Sigismund Marggraf Zucker-Museum.jpg|Bust of A.S. Marggraf (1892)
File:Büste Andreas Sigismund Marggraf Zucker-Museum.jpg|Bust of A.S. Marggraf (1892)
File:Büste Franz Carl Achard 2 Zucker-Museum.jpg|Bust of F.C. Achard (1892)
File:Büste Franz Carl Achard 2 Zucker-Museum.jpg|Bust of F.C. Achard (1892)
File:Bdg FontannaPotop 5 5-2015.jpg|The Deluge (1908, re-casted in 2014)
File:Bdg FontannaPotop 5 5-2015.jpg|The Deluge (1908, re-cast in 2014)
File:Statue Hohenzollernplatz (Nikol) Die Badende&Ferdinand Lepcke&2000.jpg|[[Phryne]], 2007 replica of the 1907 statue
File:Statue Hohenzollernplatz (Nikol) Die Badende&Ferdinand Lepcke&2000.jpg|[[Phryne]], 2007 replica of the 1907 statue
File:Rzeźba Łuczniczka przód.jpg|The Archer (1908)
File:Rzeźba Łuczniczka przód.jpg|The Archer (1908)
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== See also ==
== See also ==
{{portal bar|Biography|Poland}}
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{{Commons category|Ferdinand Lepcke}}
* [[Bydgoszcz]]
* [[Bydgoszcz]]
* [[Deluge Fountain]]
* [[Deluge Fountain]]
* [[The Archer (Lepcke)|The Archer, Bydgoszcz]]
* [[The Archer (Lepcke)|The Archer, Bydgoszcz]]
* [[Rose Garden, Coburg]]
* [[Rose Garden, Coburg]]
* [[List of Polish people]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{inlang|de}} [http://www.artnet.de/k%C3%BCnstler/ferdinand-lepcke/ Works in auction]
* {{inlang|de}} [http://www.artnet.de/k%C3%BCnstler/ferdinand-lepcke/ Works in auction]
* [http://muzeum.bydgoszcz.pl/wystawy/id,180,0,0,Ferdinand-Lepcke-1866-1909 Exhibition in Bydgoszcz in 2014-2015]
* [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 }}


== 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}}
* {{inlang|de}} {{cite book |last=Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler |first=Inga Kopciewicz, Stefan Pastuszewski, Marek Romaniuk, Klaus Weschenfelder |date=2014 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke 1866–1909. |url= |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher= |page= |isbn=9788363572921}}
* {{inlang|de}} {{cite book |last=Nicky Heise, Susanne Kähler |first=Inga Kopciewicz, Stefan Pastuszewski, Marek Romaniuk, Klaus Weschenfelder |date=2014 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke 1866–1909. |url= |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher= |page= |isbn=9788363572921}}
* {{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}}
* {{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}}
* {{inlang|de}} {{cite book |last=Heise |first=Nicky |date=2016 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909) – Ein Berliner Bildhauer um 1900. Das Teltower Land. Heimat-Magazin 2015/16 |url= |location=Berlin |publisher=Buchkontor Teltow|pages=149-164 |isbn=9783981586541}}
* {{inlang|de}} {{cite book |last=Heise |first=Nicky |date=2016 |title=Ferdinand Lepcke (1866–1909) – Ein Berliner Bildhauer um 1900. Das Teltower Land. Heimat-Magazin 2015/16 |url= |location=Berlin |publisher=Buchkontor Teltow|pages=149–164 |isbn=9783981586541}}
* {{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}}
* {{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}}
* {{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}}
* {{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
Born(1866-03-23)March 23, 1866
Coburg,  Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
DiedMarch 12, 1909(1909-03-12) (aged 42)
Berlin,  German Empire
Resting placeBerlin
NationalityGerman
Known forSculptor
Notable workDeluge Fountain, The Archer
StyleSculpting
AwardsOrder of the White Falcon

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

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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

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Lepcke created small artworks (like busts) as well as large monuments.[3]

Awards and recognition

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  • Bust of A.S. Marggraf (1892)
    Bust of A.S. Marggraf (1892)
  • Bust of F.C. Achard (1892)
    Bust of F.C. Achard (1892)
  • The Deluge (1908, re-cast in 2014)
    The Deluge (1908, re-cast in 2014)
  • Phryne, 2007 replica of the 1907 statue
    Phryne, 2007 replica of the 1907 statue
  • The Archer (1908)
    The Archer (1908)
  • Memorial for Ernst von Stubenrauch (1909)
    Memorial for Ernst von Stubenrauch (1909)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Ferdinand Lepcke". rkd.nl. RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Berliner Börsen-Zeitung N.264. Berlin: Berliner Börsen-Zeitung Druck und Verlag Ges.m.b.h. 9 June 1892.
  5. ^ Berliner Tageblatt N.214. Berlin: Mosse Langmann. 28 April 1893.
  6. ^ Berliner Börsen-Zeitung N.267. Berlin: Berliner Börsen-Zeitung Druck und Verlag Ges.m.b.h. 10 June 1893.
  7. ^ Berliner Volkszeitung. Berlin: Dt. Verl. Mosse. 11 February 1897.
  8. ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1894. p. 111.
  9. ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1895. p. 118.
  10. ^ Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1898. p. 82.
  11. ^ Berliner Adreßbuch. Berlin: August Scherl. 1909.
  12. ^ Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1898. p. 89.
  13. ^ a b c Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1903. p. 82.
  14. ^ Bydgoszcz Guide. Bydgoszcz: City of Bydgoszcz. July 2014. p. 84. ISBN 978-83-917786-7-8.
  15. ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1904. p. 99.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Skulptur "Wiedersehen", Bronze – Ferdinand Lepcke". kunstguss.de. Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer KG. 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1905. p. 87.
  19. ^ Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1906. p. 121.
  20. ^ a b Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1907. pp. 6, 169.
  21. ^ Grosse Berliner Kunstausstellung-Katalog. Berlin: Verlag Von Rud. Schuster. 1909. p. 77.
  22. ^ Sowińska, Hanna (26 December 2014). "Ferdinand Lepcke, mistrz zakochany w antyku". naszahistoria.pl. Polska Press sp zoo. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  23. ^ ""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.
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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.
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