Anne Bacon-Focke

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Anne Daubenspeck-Focke (née Focke ; born April 18, 1922 in Metelen ) is a German sculptor and painter who lives and works in Emsdetten .

Many of her works can be seen in public spaces on streets and squares , especially in the Münsterland . She is one of the founders of the Welbergener Kreis artist group .

Life

Anne Focke was born on April 18, 1922 as the daughter of Andreas Focke and Elisabeth Wensing in Metelen, but grew up in Emsdetten. The decline of the textile industry at the beginning of the 1920s had made it necessary for the family to move there. Already in her youth, she continued to develop her artistic talent, which had clearly shown itself at an early age. Her actual artistic training began in 1942 with evening classes at the Münster Art School, and in 1943 and 1944 she had a place at the private art school for Christian art in Heek-Nienborg, run by Wilhelm Felix Schlüter . However, this type of painting did not satisfy her, and so she initially returned to her parents' house, where a period of intense creativity began. In 1948 Anne Focke went to Oelde to work and study in Heinrich Lückenkötter's workshop. From 1949 to 1954 she studied at the Werkkunstschule Münster with Professor Kurt Schwippert .

In 1954 Anne Focke married the sculptor Herbert Daubenspeck , who also comes from Emsdetten. There the young artist couple built their own studio in 1955/1956 . Due to the offspring of the family - the marriage resulted in a son and two daughters - Anne Daubenspeck-Focke had little time for her artistic activities in the following years.

Figure group Bergmann, Tüötte and farmer with child in Mettingen

In 1965 she resumed her artistic work. In addition to drawings and portraits, she created small sculptures of various themes. In 1985 Anne Daubenspeck-Focke designed her first life-size bronze sculpture with the newspaper reader for the Kreislehrgarten in Steinfurt . As a result - often after competitions - a whole series of life-size bronze groups were created for municipal and private clients. Examples of her works in public space are Vom Markt kommend (1986) in Ibbenbüren , the Mettinger figure group Bergmann, Tüötte and Bäuerin mit Kind (1988), the goat group (1990) in Neuenkirchen , the Saerbecker Brunnengeflüster (1991), the Afrouper (1994 ) in Ladbergen as well as meeting after work and care (2007) in Emsdetten . What all these figures have in common is that they are designed to be particularly realistic, but also with a touch of abstraction. Daubenspeck-Focke mostly has her bronze sculptures cast in the Schwab art foundry in Münster-Sprakel. The artist created a total of 170 sculptural works between 1942 and 2002. She designed female figures particularly often.

Since 1954, nativity scenes have also been created for churches, for example for St. Margareta Lengerich and St. Theresia Münster. The artist carved the heads and hands of the figures, usually between 55 and 75 centimeters in size, from various types of wood .

In addition, Anne Daubenspeck-Focke created numerous drawings and paintings , especially nudes , still lifes and portraits . Her pictures are often characterized by symbolism and often have surrealistic echoes.

She presented her works in more than 40 solo and group exhibitions in West Germany , the Netherlands , Great Britain and in the European Parliament in Strasbourg .

In 1970, Anne Daubenspeck-Focke and her husband were one of the founding members of the Welbergener Kreis artist group .

Works (selection)

Part of the group of figures, Brunnengeflüster - Dorfbrunnen in Saerbeck (1991).
  • 1953 - Reading girls , shell limestone , 200 by 85 by 60 centimeters, Münster
  • 1976 - Pregnant women , bronze 10-8-43
  • 1982 - Eva , bronze 44-13-11,5
  • 1982 - Resting , bronze 11-17-17.5
  • 1983 - Newspaper reader, bronze 18.5-32-29
  • 1985 - newspaper reader , bronze life-size, Steinfurt
  • 1986 - meeting after work , bronze 43.5-45-24.5
  • 1986 - Coming from the weekly market , group of figures, life-size bronze, Ibbenbüren
  • 1988 - Miner, Tüötte and farmer with child , group of figures, bronze life-size, Mettingen
  • 1989 - dancer , bronze
  • 1990 - To freedom , bronze
  • 1990 - Group of goats , group of figures, life-size bronze, Neuenkirchen
  • 1991 - Fountain whispers - village fountain , group of figures, life-size bronze, Saerbeck
  • 1991 - Noli me tangere , bronze 50-62-38
  • 1992 - Katharina , bronze 48-71-62
  • 1994 - Afrouper , bronze life-size, Ladbergen
  • 1998 - With a critical eye , bronze 42.5-25-13
  • 1999 - Newspaper reader , group of figures, life-size bronze, Ibbenbüren
  • 2007 - Donation , bronze life-size, Emsdetten

literature

  • Anne Daubenspeck-Focke et al .: A life with art . Ibbenbürener Vereinsdruckerei (IVD), Ibbenbüren 2002, 79 pages - Catalog containing all of the artist's sculptural works from 1942 to 2002
  • Cornelia Ruholl: Her sculptures are characterized by volumes and edges . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung from December 10, 2002 ( online version in the westline local archive)
  • -cbe-: No unnecessary shapes interrupt the big train . In: Tageblatt for the Steinfurt district of October 22, 2002 ( online version in the westline local archive)

Web links

Commons : Anne Daubenspeck-Focke  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c -cbe-: No unnecessary forms interrupt the big train . In: Tageblatt für die Kreis Steinfurt from October 22, 2002 ( online version  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In westline -Local archive; accessed on February 26, 2011)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / archiv.westline.de  
  2. ↑ a b c d Cornelia Ruholl: Volumes and edges characterize her sculptures . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung dated December 10, 2002 ( online version  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In the westline local archive; accessed on February 26, 2011)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / archiv.westline.de  
  3. ↑ a b cf. also Anne Daubenspeck-Focke's short biography on the website of the Daubenspeck artist family; Retrieved February 26, 2011
  4. ↑ -de-: Care not only for patients . In: Emsdettener Volkszeitung ( online version of July 13, 2007 ; accessed on February 26, 2011)
  5. ↑ cf. on this Anne Daubenspeck-Focke et al .: A life with art . Ibbenbürener Vereindruckerei (IVD), Ibbenbüren 2002
personal data
SURNAME Bacon-Focke, Anne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Focke, Anne (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Metelen