Richard Anders (sculptor)
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Richard Leopold Oskar Anders (born February 10, 1853 in Quedlinburg , † May 5, 1917 in Berlin-Schmargendorf ) was a German sculptor and university professor.
Life
Anders was born in the building with today's address Mühlenstraße 20 and was baptized in the Quedlinburg Sankt Servati Church . He first learned wood carving. He then studied from 1871 at the Berlin Art Academy , where he became a member of the Corps Borussia in 1872 . At the art academy he was one of Emil Hundrieser's students .
In 1886 Richard Anders founded his own atelier for bronze and copper foundries. In 1894 he was accepted as a full member of the Association of Berlin Artists . In 1904 he was appointed professor at the Berlin Art Academy.
In 1888 he married Elise Anna Hermine Wagner in Berlin. The marriage resulted in two sons and a daughter. Different was buried in Quedlinburg.
Works
- 1891: Nachtigal monument in Stendal
- 1895: Mars la Tour Victory Monument in Quedlinburg . The equestrian statue was erected in honor of the 7th cuirassier regiment (Seydlitz cuirassiers) who were garrisoned with two squadrons in Quedlinburg.
- 1897: Kaiser Wilhelm I equestrian monument in Cologne, melted down in 1943
- 1904: GutsMuths monument in Quedlinburg
- 1906: Dipped monument in Quedlinburg
- 1906: Gustav Brecht monument in Quedlinburg
- 1906: Germania war memorial 1870/71 in Derenburg
- 1909: Gottlieb von Haeseler statue on the facade of the main train station in Metz
Awards
- Richard Anders was awarded the Order of the Prussian Crown for the Mars la Tour victory monument .
literature
- Different, Richard . In: Hans Wolfgang Singer (Ed.): General Artist Lexicon. Life and works of the most famous visual artists . Prepared by Hermann Alexander Müller . 3rd, revised and updated edition up to the latest time. tape 5 : Vialle-Zyrlein. Supplements and corrections . Literary Institute, Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt a. M. 1901, p. 5 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive - Supplements).
Web links
- Prof. Richard Leopold Oskar Anders - The man who created monuments. At www.quedlinburgweb.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Korpslisten 1910, 4 , p. 10.
- ↑ Iris Brenner: Cologne Monuments 1871–1918. Aspects of bourgeois culture between art and politics . In: Werner Schäfke (Ed.): Publications of the Cologne City Museum . tape 5 . Kölnisches Stadtmuseum, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-927396-92-3 , p. 308 .
- ↑ The Victory Monument . On www.garnisonsverein.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Different, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anders, Richard Leopold Oskar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quedlinburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1917 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Schmargendorf |