Dorothea von Philipsborn

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Dorothea Luise Mathilde Auguste von Philipsborn (born May 20, 1894 in Strehlitz near Schweidnitz, Silesia , † August 31, 1971 in Weißwasser ) was a German sculptor and painter. In Lausitz she is one of the most important artists of the 20th century who shaped public space. Von Philipsborn created numerous sacred works of art and small sculptures made of plaster of paris, bronze, tin and wood. She herself described her art as "figurative realism" .

Life

Dorothea von Philipsborn first studied at the Academy of Arts in Breslau with Paul Schulz , then at the Dresden Art Academy with Peter Pöppelmann . After her flight from Gut Strehlitz in Silesia in 1946 , she came to Trebendorf . In 1951 she set up a studio in the former porcelain factory in Weißwasser and lived in Weißwasser from 1953 until her death. Von Philipsborn was of noble descent and never denied her Christian and Silesian origins in the GDR. She was a member of the Association of Visual Artists founded in 1950 .

Works (selection)

She signed at least some of her works with a P, the foot of which is in a V and thus forms an arrowhead pointing downwards.

The memorial fountain in Bad Liebenwerda
Bergmann in front of the Lausitz University of Applied Sciences in Senftenberg
  • Oil painting painter with hat (1912)
  • Relief baby in white water
  • Upper Silesian Monument in Schweidnitz (1922)
  • Children's sculptures at the paddling pool in Zgorzelec (1925)
  • War memorial (1936)
  • Statue of Saint Barbara
  • Bust of Gerhart Hauptmann in Leipzig (1947)
  • Bust of Wilhelm Pieck in Leipzig (1947)
  • Sculpture Bergmann in Senftenberg (1953)
  • Bronze sculpture of the shepherd girl Barbara in the memorial fountain in Bad Liebenwerda (1956)
  • Plastic sea ​​lions in white water
  • Plastic goats ( Zickelgruppe , 1960) in Weißwasser
  • Bronze sculpture Die Kesse in Weißwasser (1960)
  • Bronze sculpture of children playing , Cottbus
  • Bronze sculpture Brunnenmaiden , Dornburg / Saale
  • Bronze sculpture of a group of goats in the Hoyerswerda Zoo
  • Small bronze sculpture Reclining female nude with cloth , in the Weißwasser Glass Museum
  • Wooden sculpture of Christ on the cross in the church loop (1948)
  • Small sculpture lying couple
  • Marble sculpture The Mourners in Schweidnitz (1927)
  • Stoneware clay sculpture of a sea ​​lion in Weißwasser (1953)
  • Plastic baby sister with children in Thiemstrasse in Cottbus
  • Stoneware sculpture girl with dog in Hoyerswerda (1965)

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1960 exhibitions in China and Iraq

Prices (selection)

literature

  • Jürgen Matschie : Dorothea von Philipsborn: Sculptor , Ed .: Ernst-Rietschel-Kulturring e. V., Pulsnitz 2002

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Thoralf Schirmer: A piece of home. The quiet Silesian woman in Weißwasser. In: lr-online.de. Lausitzer Rundschau , February 28, 2008, accessed on January 15, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Homepage Lausitzer Seenland ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (download as PDF)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lausitzerseenland.de
  3. ↑ Link to an auction of the ArtNet auction house, regarding the bronze sculpture "Reclining female nude with cloth"
  4. ↑ Homepage of the City of Cottbus
  5. ↑ Gabi Nitsche: Your works of art adorn Weißwasser. Honorary grave for Dorothea von Philipsborn inaugurated . (No longer available online.) In: lr-online.de. Lausitzer Rundschau, September 2, 2009, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved January 15, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lr-online.de

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personal data
SURNAME Philipsborn, Dorothea von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Philipsborn, Dorothea Luise Mathilde Auguste von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Strehlitz near Schweidnitz, Silesia
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1971
Place of death Weißwasser , Upper Lusatia