Heinrich Baucke
Heinrich Karl Baucke (* 15. April 1875 in Dusseldorf , † April 12 or 13. April 1915 in Ratingen ) was a German sculptor of the Neo-Baroque .
Life
Heinrich Baucke studied sculpture under Karl Janssen at the art academy from 1891 to 1900 . His first success was the bronze figure winner in the fist fight , which can be seen today in the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf . He settled in Düsseldorf as a freelance sculptor and was involved in the local “Association of Academic Sculptors”, which sought to represent the interests of the Rhenish sculptors against the competition from Berlin. In 1903 he moved to Berlin , where he carried out several orders from Kaiser Wilhelm II , including the statue of Wilhelm III. von Orange-Nassau on the pleasure garden terrace of the Berlin Palace . Heinrich Bauke died in Ratingen on April 12 or 13, 1915.
Works
- 1897: Bronze figure of winner in a fist fight , Kunsthalle Düsseldorf , Düsseldorf, replica in front of the National Gallery in Berlin
- 1900: Bust of the German Emperor Wilhelm I for the monument in Rotthausen
- 1902: King Friedrich I statue, on the Neumarkt, Moers
- 1904: Electress Louise Henriette - statue, wife of the Great Elector , in front of the castle , Moers
- 1907: statue of Wilhelm III. von Oranien-Nassau , pleasure garden terrace of the Berlin Palace, Berlin (destroyed, a second cast is in Kensington Palace, London)
- 1909: Bronze statues of King Friedrich I in Prussia and Queen Sophie Charlotte at the Charlottenburg Gate , Berlin
- 1909: Wilhelm Greef fountain as a memorial for the seminar teacher and founder of the Moers men's choir, Moers Castle Park
- Facade statue of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. at the town hall, Elberfeld (melted down)
- Moltke and Bismarck busts, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum , Krefeld
gallery
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The statues of the Orange princes of pleasure garden. Website of the Förderverein Berliner Schloss eV, June 11, 2015, accessed on November 18, 2016.
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SURNAME | Baucke, Heinrich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baucke, Heinrich Karl (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German neo-baroque sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1915 or April 13, 1915 |
Place of death | Ratingen |