Erwin Kobbert

Erwin Kobbert (* 1909 in Berlin ; † 1969 ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Kobbert was born in Berlin-Friedrichshain . He learned wood carving from Hermann Feuerhahn , in 1939 he switched to stone carving. He worked there until the destruction of the studio (Märkisches Ufer 10 in Berlin C 2) in 1944.

After the Second World War he worked on the Soviet memorial in Berlin-Treptow . His studio was in Biesdorf Castle between 1954 and 1958 and then in a former farmhouse in Berlin-Biesdorf . During these years Kobbert lived in Berlin-Mahlsdorf , Frettchenweg 32. In 1961 he left the GDR .

Works

Hand of oath, Parkfriedhof Marzahn

Memorial stone for 400 forced laborers, Parkfriedhof , Berlin-Marzahn (1951) (base preserved)
1951/52: Oath hand, Parkfriedhof, Berlin-Marzahn The
official name of the 2.20 m high limestone sculpture at its inauguration was a memorial stone for the victims of the Second World War .
1958: Soviet war memorial and military cemetery , Berlin-Marzahn, planning together with garden architect Johannes Mielenz
The memorial consists of an obelisk, a pergola, several steles (all made of red porphyry) and a symbolic urn made of limestone. The facility was restored in 1997/98.
1959: Hippopotamus, Wernerbad , Berlin-Kaulsdorf
1959: Penguin Fountain, Wernerbad, Berlin-Kaulsdorf
Fountain with boy , Friedrichsfelde central cemetery
Fountain Nöldnerplatz , Berlin-Rummelsburg
It was a figure of a girl made of artificial stone, in operation until 1975. (no longer exists)

Web links

Erwin Kobbert twice on linkekunst.blogspot.com
The Greens plead for the hippopotamus to remain in the Wernersee. In: Berliner Woche , Hellersdorf edition, Mahlsdorf, Kaulsdorf, April 10, 2014
Opulent art calendar Mahlsdorf 2011 published on the 666th anniversary of the documentary mention ; 2010, published by the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office with the presentation of 14 artists who have left their mark on the district, including Erwin Kobbert.

Individual evidence

^ Berlin address book 1943 , p. 562.
↑ Use of Biesdorf Castle at www.stiftung-schloss-biesdorf.de; accessed on April 3, 2019.
↑ Children and animals at water sources. In: Neue Zeit , October 17, 1959, p. 6.
^ East Berlin telephone directory, 1957; Kobbert, Erwin, sculptor
↑ First the carrot, then the stick. In: Berliner Zeitung , July 20, 1961, p. 2.
↑ Memorial sites for the victims of National Socialism. Volume II, Federal Agency for Civic Education, Bonn 2000, p. 95.
^ Homepage Kunst in der Großsiedlung (the first 63 pages of the work mentioned) online ; Works of art in public spaces in Marzahn and Hellersdorf. A documentation. Commission for Art in Public Space (Thorsten Goldberg, Ellena Olsen, Martin Schönfeld, Andreas Sommerer), eds. from the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office, 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-026730-7 . P. 144.
^ Art in the large housing estate. Works of art in public spaces in Marzahn and Hellersdorf. A documentation. Commission for Art in Public Space (Thorsten Goldberg, Ellena Olsen, Martin Schönfeld, Andreas Sommerer), eds. from the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office, 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-026730-7 . P. 147.
↑ Competition for the Nöldnerkiez on www.competiononlne.com; accessed on April 3, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Kobbert, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	1909
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	1969

[1] Berlin address book 1943 , p. 562.

[2] Use of Biesdorf Castle at www.stiftung-schloss-biesdorf.de; accessed on April 3, 2019.

[3] Children and animals at water sources. In: Neue Zeit , October 17, 1959, p. 6.

[4] East Berlin telephone directory, 1957; Kobbert, Erwin, sculptor

[5] First the carrot, then the stick. In: Berliner Zeitung , July 20, 1961, p. 2.

[6] Memorial sites for the victims of National Socialism. Volume II, Federal Agency for Civic Education, Bonn 2000, p. 95.

[7] Homepage Kunst in der Großsiedlung (the first 63 pages of the work mentioned) online ; Works of art in public spaces in Marzahn and Hellersdorf. A documentation. Commission for Art in Public Space (Thorsten Goldberg, Ellena Olsen, Martin Schönfeld, Andreas Sommerer), eds. from the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office, 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-026730-7 . P. 144.

[8] Art in the large housing estate. Works of art in public spaces in Marzahn and Hellersdorf. A documentation. Commission for Art in Public Space (Thorsten Goldberg, Ellena Olsen, Martin Schönfeld, Andreas Sommerer), eds. from the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office, 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-026730-7 . P. 147.

[9] Competition for the Nöldnerkiez on www.competiononlne.com; accessed on April 3, 2019.