Paul Heinrich Gnekow
Paul Heinrich Gnekow (born October 16, 1928 in Marne , Schleswig-Holstein Province , Free State of Prussia , † 2015 ) was a German stone sculptor and writer .
Life
After attending school and doing military service, Gnekow learned the stonemason trade in his father's company, which his grandfather had founded. Then he studied in Wunsiedel with Artur Sansoni and in 1951 acquired the master craftsman's certificate as a stonemason and stone sculptor from the Bayreuth Chamber of Crafts .
Since 1951 he has worked independently in the Marner company and as a freelance sculptor. In 1985 he gave up the business in Marne and since then has worked exclusively as a freelancer, primarily in Lübeck. Since 1998 he has been working in Marne again. The Lübeck Chamber of Crafts awarded him the Golden Master's Certificate.
In 2006 Gnekow received the Dithmarschen District Culture Prize . In the same year he appeared with his poems at the literary days in Elmshorn , most recently he published a collection entitled Poems to be handed over .
Exhibitions and a. in Hamburg, Lübeck, Schleswig ( Gottorf Castle ), Munich, Berlin, Kassel.
Works
Sculptures
- Dike worker monument Trutz blanker Hans in Meldorf
- Poseidon / Neptun , 1989, Puppenbrücke (Lübeck)
- Madonna and Child for the gable pillar of Lübeck's Holsten Gate
- Restoration of the portal of the Füchtingshof in Lübeck
- Figures for the ledge of the Behnhaus in Lübeck
- Figure plates at the Barlt church
- Bathing pleasure at the North Sea , Westerdeichstrich
- Lovers , Saint Tropez
- Grandma Stine , 1997 Sparkasse Marne
- Memento Mori , 2015, Marne Cemetery
Defeat bare Hans
Poseidon, dolls bridge
Grandma Stine
Madonna
Portal Füchtingshof
Fonts
- Driftwood. Poetry book, published by JJ Augustin 1990
- Flotsam. Poems and short prose, Verlag Dieter Broschat 1998
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gnekow, Paul Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German stone sculptor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marne , Schleswig-Holstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2015 |