Carl Brose

Plastic "Goddess of Happiness" in Carl Brose's studio with a photo of the artist and the model of the fountain for the market square in Homberg in the background, 1913

Carl Brose (born May 8, 1880 in Osnabrück , † after 1914) was a German sculptor .

Life

Carl Brose studied at the Leipzig Art Academy and from 1902 to 1907 at the Dresden Art Academy with Johannes Schilling and Georg Wrba . His main sphere of activity was Dresden . At times he was based in Elberfeld . He was a member of the Dresden artist group in 1913 .

Brose designed the market fountain on Bismarckplatz in Homberg . Brose created the bronze figure “Goddess of Happiness” for this purpose. The inauguration of the fountain took place on June 16, 1913. The "goddess of happiness" was soon called "Komps Traut" by the Hombergers. That was the name of a "city famous lady". The bronze figure was dismantled in 1940 and given to the Wehrmacht as a metal donation . The fountain itself remained in operation until 1955 and was then removed as part of a redesign of Bismarckplatz. On September 8, 1990, the old fountain was re-inaugurated on Bismarckplatz with a replica of the bronze figure based on old images of the original.

Brose also created small sculptures, portrait busts and metal work such as jewelry boxes, bowls, cigarette boxes and portrait plaques, as well as handicrafts such as wall sconces, hand mirrors, bell buttons and writing utensils.

Exhibitions (selection)

1908: Emil Richter Art Salon , Dresden. Special exhibition Ernst Burmester, Ernst Richard Dietze, Carl Brose.
1908: Great Berlin art exhibition , shown: Am Ufer, plaster.
1909: Special exhibition Ernst Burmester, Ernst Richard Dietze, Carl Brose. January 6 to mid-February 1909. Pietro del Vecchio Gallery , Leipzig.
1910: Great Berlin art exhibition, shown: Figure for a balustrade, French limestone.
1913: Large watercolor exhibition in Dresden, shown: portrait bust painter B. (Stein). Portrait bust of Prof. L. (bronze). Portrait bust of Mr. W. N. (bronze). French Widderkanichen (bronze).
1914: Dresden artist group 1913. Exhibition of paintings, graphics, drawings and plastic works, Galerie Ernst Arnold , Schloßstraße 34, Dresden.
1914: Great Berlin art exhibition, shown: fountain figure, bronze.
Without year: special exhibition, Carl-Brose, Lindenau-Museum Altenburg.

Illustrations

Fountain on the market square in Homberg with the sculpture "Goddess of luck", 1913
Inauguration of the fountain on the market square in Homberg in 1913
Bronze figure “Goddess of Happiness” in Carl Brose's studio
Side view
Side view
Back view
Autograph by Carl Brose to Franz Kunz

literature

Udo Garweg: Carl (Karl) Brose . In: Sabine Fehlemann (Ed.): Wuppertal artist directory . Von-der-Heydt-Museum , Wuppertal 2000, ISBN 3-89202-042-6 , p. 61 .
Ruth Negendanck : The gallery Ernst Arnold (1893–1951). Art trade and contemporary history . Publishing house and database for the humanities, Weimar 1998, ISBN 3-932124-37-5 , p. 137, 459 .
Brose, Carl . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 5 : Brewer-Carlingen . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1911, p. 68 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Web links

Freundeskreis Historisches Homberg e. V .: The market fountain. Viewpoints along the way. Retrieved June 12, 2015 .

Individual evidence

↑ From the Dresden art salons . In: Dresdner Nachrichten . 52nd year, no. 86 . Dresden March 27, 1908, p. 2 ( digitized version ).
^ Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition . Union Deutsche Verlags-Gesellschaft, Berlin 1908 ( digitized version - illustration in the illustration section).
^ Special exhibition Ernst Burmester (painter), Ernst Richard Dietze (painter), Carl Brose (sculptor). January 6 to mid-February 1909 . Pietro del Vecchio, Leipzig 1909 ( archive.org - exhibition catalog).
^ Catalog of the large watercolor exhibition in Dresden 1913 . C. Heinrich, Dresden 1913 ( digitized version - illustration in the illustration section).
^ Dresdner Künstlergruppe 1913. Exhibition of paintings, graphics, drawings and plastic works. February 1 to February 21, 1914 . Galerie Ernst Arnold, Dresden 1914 ( archive.org - exhibition catalog).
^ Special exhibition Carl-Brose, Sculptor . Lindenau Museum, Altenburg ( archive.org - exhibition catalog).

personal data
SURNAME	Brose, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brose, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 8, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH	Osnabrück
DATE OF DEATH	after 1914
Place of death	Dresden

[1] From the Dresden art salons . In: Dresdner Nachrichten . 52nd year, no. 86 . Dresden March 27, 1908, p. 2 ( digitized version ).

[2] Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition . Union Deutsche Verlags-Gesellschaft, Berlin 1908 ( digitized version - illustration in the illustration section).

[3] Special exhibition Ernst Burmester (painter), Ernst Richard Dietze (painter), Carl Brose (sculptor). January 6 to mid-February 1909 . Pietro del Vecchio, Leipzig 1909 ( archive.org - exhibition catalog).

[4] Catalog of the large watercolor exhibition in Dresden 1913 . C. Heinrich, Dresden 1913 ( digitized version - illustration in the illustration section).

[5] Dresdner Künstlergruppe 1913. Exhibition of paintings, graphics, drawings and plastic works. February 1 to February 21, 1914 . Galerie Ernst Arnold, Dresden 1914 ( archive.org - exhibition catalog).

[6] Special exhibition Carl-Brose, Sculptor . Lindenau Museum, Altenburg ( archive.org - exhibition catalog).