Fighting bison
The fighting bison is a large sculpture by the German sculptor August Gaul (1869–1921), which was erected in 1912 in Königsberg (today Kaliningrad ).
The academy professor August Gaul, a member of the Berlin Secession , was considered the best-known animal sculptor of his time. The two bronze cast sculptures were created based on numerous preliminary drawings and were originally intended for the Prince-Bishop's Palace in Münster . After they were rejected there, the Prussian minister of culture donated them to the city of Königsberg. They were erected as a fountain sculpture in front of the future regional and district court in Hufenallee (today Prospekt Mira ) at Steindammer Tor and are still one of the city's most famous monuments. Popularly they were called "public prosecutor and defense lawyer", Gaul himself called them "fighting aurochs". The realistic representation saved the sculpture ensemble in Königsberg from destruction.
Further animal figures by August Gaul, who was associated with the Berlin art dealer Paul Cassirer , can still be seen in many German cities today.
literature
- Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon. City and surroundings . Flechsig, Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1 .
- Fritz Gause : The history of the city of Königsberg in Prussia. 3 volumes. 2nd / 3rd supplemented edition. Böhlau, Cologne et al. 1996, ISBN 3-412-08896-X .
- Jürgen Manthey : Königsberg - history of a world citizenship republic . Hanser , Munich 2005, ISBN 3-446-20619-1 .
- Gunnar Strunz: Discover Königsberg. On the way between Memel and Haff. Trescher, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89794-071-X ( Trescher travel series ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans-Georg Author: Königsberg in Prussia. History, culture, destiny . Schöning-Verlag, Hamburg 1987, ISBN 3-9801247-0-3 , pp. 143 .
- ^ Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt: Königsberg from A to Z. Stadtlexikon. Aufstieg-Verlag, Munich 1976, p. 26.
Coordinates: 54 ° 43 ′ 13.6 ″ N , 20 ° 29 ′ 51.1 ″ E