Franz Weschke
Franz Max Vollrath Weschke (born October 2, 1883 in Dresden ; † October 31, 1944 there ) was a German sculptor .
Life
Sandstone figure child with dolphin in the Dresden Fichtepark
Franz Weschke studied from 1907 to 1911 at the Dresden Art Academy and was a master student of Georg Wrba and Richard Müller in painting. From 1913 he worked as a freelance sculptor in Dresden.
Weschke died in Dresden at the end of October 1944, he was buried in the Tolkewitz urn grove . A few months later, in February 1945, the bombing of Dresden destroyed his former apartment at 30 Reissigerstrasse and his studio at 41 Zinzendorfstrasse, along with all of his drawings and pictures, as well as his sculptural works.
Works (selection)
- 1920: Figure child with dolphin in Fichtepark Dresden
- 1936: Figure of Siegfried's death in the Bürgerwiese Dresden
See also
- List of fountains and water features in Dresden (description of the figure in the Fichtepark)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Master class with Richard Müller
- ↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts
- ↑ Spruce Park. In: Dresdner-Stadtteile.de. Retrieved November 28, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weschke, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vollrath Weschke, Franz Max (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1944 |
| Place of death | Dresden |