Caesar Scharff
Caesar Scharff (born December 22, 1864 in Hamburg , † October 21, 1902 in Alt-Rahlstedt ) was a German sculptor. Scharff was a member of the established Hamburg Artists 'Association from 1832 , but also had contact with the more modern Hamburg Artists' Club from 1897. Stylistically, his works can be assigned to Art Nouveau .
Works and activities
Scharff's creative focus was cemetery art, many of his sculptures are on the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg. He caused a sensation with the revealing representation of his characters. Their erotic charisma was often felt to be inappropriate to the culture of mourning.
- 1898 bronze relief on the tomb of Dr. Heinrich Köstlin (kneeling sculpture disappeared)
- 1898/99 bronze relief on the Soltau tomb
- 1899 bronze relief on the tombstone of the Gottfried Holthusen family
- 1900 bronze relief on the tombstone of the Georg Heinrich Wehber family
- 1900 Sandstone grave wall of the Hansing family
- 1900 Bronze plate on the stele for the Prochownick family
- 1900 Publication of the illustrated book: The Hamburg Cemetery and its plastic grave decorations
- 1901 Participation in the competition for the Bismarck monument (4th prize)
- 1901 Tomb of the Diederichsen family
- 1901 tomb of the Hausen family
- 1901 tomb of the Wellge family (stolen in 2011)
- 1903 memorial for the shipping company Laeisz
Selection of Ohlsdorf cemetery:
Caesar Scharff was also buried in the Ohlsdorf cemetery, his pillow stone is in grid square H 11 (right next to the Jaffé grave).
literature
- Volker Plagemann: Father city, fatherland, God protect you with a strong hand: monuments in Hamburg. Hans Christians, Hamburg 1986, ISBN 3-7672-0967-5
- Volker Plagemann (ed.): Industrial culture in Hamburg: The German Empire's gate to the world. Beck, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-406-09675-1
- Barbara Leisner, Heiko KL Schulze, Ellen Thormann: The Hamburg main cemetery Ohlsdorf. History and tombs. 2 volumes and an overview map 1: 4000. Hans Christians, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-7672-1060-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grave of Köstlin at the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof support group
- ↑ grave Wellge with figure of 2,003 at fredriks.de
- ↑ Celebrity Graves
Remarks
- ↑ This is not confirmed, however, with regard to the gravestones contained in Barbara Leisner's standard work, Volume 2
- ↑ Soltau grave is no longer in family ownership, the cemetery administration uses an information sign to indicate the possibility of a " grave sponsorship " (seen July 2, 2017)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Scharff, Caesar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1864 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1902 |
Place of death | Alt-Rahlstedt |