Arthur Lange (sculptor)

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Arthur Lange (full name Oskar Arthur Lange , born March 9, 1875 in Röhrsdorf near Chemnitz , † June 11, 1929 in Dresden ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Atlas figure at Leipzig Central Station

Arthur Lange was born the illegitimate son of Anna Lina Meinig. His drawing and artistic talent was discovered and promoted early on. After the community school (1881-1889) he attended the drawing school of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meißen from 1890 . In this time fell adoption by the carpenter Heinrich Richard Paul Long from the neighboring village Cölln . The adoption certificate was issued on April 6, 1895. From 1903 to 1906 he completed a degree at the Dresden School of Applied Arts as part of his artistic training . As a student, he received several awards for his skills and, alongside Ernst Barlach , advanced to become a master student of Professor Robert Diez . In 1908 a painting by Arthur Lange by Oskar Zwintscher was created .

Arthur Lange created numerous monumental works, such as the figure Der Mensch for the International Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden in 1911 , the tomb for City Councilor Kohl in Chemnitz and the King Albert monument in Meißen. The atlas figure at Leipzig Central Station (1912) also comes from his hand. In accordance with its time, numerous honorary and war memorials were created in various cities in Germany. Religious wood carvings for churches in Schönheide and Meerane were also part of his versatile work. After his studies he worked as a freelance sculptor in Dresden and around 1909 had his studio in the house at Terrassenufer 5 . Later he lived at Nürnberger Platz 5, the studio was in the side building Kaitzer Straße 11. Around 1925 he lived at Sedanstraße 14 in Dresden. Arthur Lange died in Dresden on June 11, 1929 and was buried in the Johannisfriedhof in Meißen .

Works (selection)

Fairytale fountain in Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf
  • 1909: Female semi-nude , marble, 1909 ( Albertinum Dresden )
  • 1911: Figure Der Mensch for the International Hygiene Exhibition 1911 in Dresden
  • 1911: Märchenbrunnen in Röhrsdorf, 1911
  • 1912: Equestrian statue for King Albert , ( Meißen )
  • 1916: dolphin
  • 1919: fountain
  • Stone sculpture woman combing her hair
  • Feminine figure
  • Atlas figure at Leipzig Central Station
  • 1919: Guard-Reiter-Memorial in Dresden for the 3 civil servants, 17 officers, 15 NCOs and 73 ranks of the Guard-Reiter-Regiment who died in the First World War (in cooperation with architect Wilhelm Lossow). The monument was seven meters high and, next to the name plaques, had a relief depicting a lance rider. As a “militaristic monument”, the Gardereiter monument on today's Stauffenbergallee was removed with the exception of the base in 1953. After 1990, it was possible to restore the preserved complex with bastion and sandstone banks with sponsorship money.
  • 1924: Memorial of limestone for the First World War fallen 322 members of the Royal Saxon Technical University Dresden in the foyer of the Institute of Technology at the main station (formerly Bismarck place today Friedrich-List-Platz ). The memorial was inaugurated on January 18, 1924, the day the German Reich was founded , and the Technical University building was destroyed during the bombing of Dresden in 1945. Architect Oswin Hempel made the design, an iconic youth group with readiness and devotion, enthusiasm and loyalty, symbolizing the fatherland . In the ornamental gable was a saying from Schiller: "We want to be free like the fathers were".

“The memorial (...) was made in local limestone from contributions by the university's lecturers, assistants and civil servants, and by friends of the university - namely the Honorary Senator Friedrich Otto Herrmann from Lößnitz. In a relief depiction of three life-size adolescents charging forward, it glorifies the youthful enthusiasm, willingness to sacrifice and energy that was elementary when the war broke out. In the gable field, the horrors of war are represented by a mask. In his dedication speech, the rector compared the youth who went to war and today's youth with the bronze bells that we had to give up in exchange for those made of steel. "

- German construction newspaper from the inauguration year
  • Tomb for City Councilor Kohl in Chemnitz
  • Tomb (bronze)
  • Work carved in wood for churches in Schönheide ( crucifix , 1912), Meerane and the community hall in Trachau
  • Models for the Meissen porcelain factory ( duck , writing utensils with a reclining female figure , sleep , young girl with hoops )

Honors

literature

Web links

Commons : Arthur Lange  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Address book for Dresden and suburbs 1909 . Dr. Güntzsche Foundation, Dresden 1909, p. 665 ( digital.slub-dresden.de [PDF; 320 kB ; accessed on December 26, 2017]).
  2. ^ Address book for Dresden and suburbs 1920 . Dr. Güntzsche Foundation, Dresden 1920, p. 435 ( digital.slub-dresden.de [PDF; 371 kB ; accessed on December 26, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Address book for Dresden and suburbs 1924/25 . Dr. Güntzsche Foundation, Dresden 1925, p. 317 ( digital.slub-dresden.de [PDF; 410 kB ; accessed on December 26, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Figure in digital.slub-dresden.de
  5. ↑ Illustration in German Art and Decoration. Volume 27, 1910/11, p. 308.
  6. ↑ Illustration in Art for All. Volume 27, 1912, p. 527.
  7. ↑ Illustration in Art for All. Volume 31, 1916, p. 467.
  8. ↑ Illustration in Art for All. Volume 35, 1919, p. 49.
  9. ↑ Illustration in German Art and Decoration. Volume 40, 1917, p. 293.
  10. ↑ Illustration in German Art and Decoration. Volume 52, 1923, p. 338.
  11. ↑ a b Dieter Miedtank, Rolf deer, Manfred Beyer: Missing Monuments - Kills - forgetting. Military writings of the working group Sächsische Militärgeschichte eV, issue 7, Dresden 2005, ISBN 978-3-9809520-1-9 , pp. 14 and 33.
  12. ↑ a b Deutsche Bauzeitung , Volume 58 (1924), p. 76
  13. ↑ Illustration in Decorative Art. Volume 19, 1911, p. 450.
  14. ↑ Illustration in Decorative Art. Volume 12, 1904, p. 238.
  15. ↑ Illustration in Decorative Art. Volume 12, 1904, p. 239.
  16. ↑ Illustration in Kunstgewerbeblatt. New series, 19th year 1908, p. 135.
  17. ↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts.
  18. ^ Resolution draft B-034/2015 of the Chemnitz city administration.
personal data
SURNAME Long, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lange, Oskar Arthur (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Röhrsdorf near Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1929
Place of death Dresden