Ernst Wilhelm Paul

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Ernst Wilhelm Paul (born August 17, 1856 in Adorf bei Arolsen , † February 8, 1931 in Dresden ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Ernst Paul spent his school and apprenticeship in Arolsen. He then passed the entrance exams to the Dresden Art Academy and began his studies there in 1874. His artistic abilities were quickly recognized and finally he became a master student of Johannes Schilling . He also worked on his commissions, such as the Niederwald monument . In 1883 he finished his studies with the silver medal of honor from the art academy. In the meantime he also studied for a short time at the Berlin Art Academy , but returned to Dresden and initially lived at Terrassenufer 25, he worked as a freelancer in his own studio at Blumenstrasse 31. He later lived at Dürerstrasse 127. At the famous international art exhibitions in Dresden he participated regularly from 1884. Since 1901 he was a member of the exhibition commission. In the beginning he mainly created church and sacred art and made numerous sculptures and reliefs on behalf of the Dresden churches and local communities. His reliefs and sculptures for the churches in Dresden can still be admired today. Later he created sculptures of well-known personalities, small sculptures and plastic facade decorations. His bronze figures were cast at the Dresden foundry Pirner und Franz . In 1899 he became an honorary member of the Dresden Art Cooperative. On this occasion, the cooperative presented a bronze relief with the portrait of Johannes Schilling. After a short illness he died on February 8, 1931 in Dresden and was buried in the Trinity cemetery.

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Works (selection)

  • Monument to the carpenter manufacturer in Apolda .
  • Luther monument in Döbeln and Dippoldiswalde .
  • Children's groups at the academy building in Dresden.
  • Portrait relief of St. Paul Church in Dresden,
  • Figures of civil rights and civil duty in Dresden-Löbtau town hall .
  • Victory Monument in Forbach in Lorraine .
  • 1888: Fritz Reuter Monument in Jena .
  • Statue of the Waldeccia in Korbach .
  • Luther monument in Adorf .
  • Figure group study after antiquity at the academy building in Dresden.
  • Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I in Naumburg .
  • 1888: Figure Isaiah's Marienkirche in Zwickau .
  • 1890: Sandstone figure sandal binder in the Lahmann sanatorium in Dresden- Weißer Hirsch, repositioned in 2016.
  • 1890: Imperial obelisk in Bad Kösen
  • 1893: two groups of putti in the inner courtyard of the Dresden art exhibition building.
  • Around 1897 bronze figure Gute Beute , private property.
  • 1909: Emmausjünger Dreikönigskirche Dresden.

literature

Web links

Commons : Ernst Wilhelm Paul  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Archive of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, recording dates
  2. ↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts
  3. ^ Address book City of Dresden 1885
  4. ^ Address book City of Dresden 1930
  5. ↑ Handbook of German Art Monuments - Dresden .
personal data
SURNAME Paul, Ernst Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Adorf near Arolsen
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1931
Place of death Dresden