Rudolf Löhner

Bear sculpture 1930s, Dresden rose garden

Martin Andersen Nexø Memorial, Dresden, until 1969

Tadeusz Kościuszkos equestrian statue in Krakow, reconstruction by Rudolf Löhner until 1960

Dancer , bronze, above the main entrance of the Palucca University of Dance Dresden

Alois Oskar Rudolf Löhner (* July 22, 1890 in Zuckmantel , Austrian Silesia , † February 15, 1971 in Dresden ) was a sculptor born in Austria-Hungary who lived and worked mainly in Dresden.

From 1908 to 1911 Löhner studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden with Richard Müller and Selmar Werner . He was a master student with Georg Wrba and learned from August Gaul in Berlin . After completing his studies, he first worked as an animal sculptor and produced various animal figures for the Meissen porcelain factory . He later created animal statues for the Dresden rose garden, among others . He later received the great Saxon State Prize (Rome Prize) and was a member of the Dresden Artists' Association . He then took part in the international art exhibition in Dresden and the exhibition in Leipzig. He was also a member of the Dresden artist group Das Ufer - Gruppe in 1947 .

Löhner was a member of the NSDAP during the National Socialist era . In the 1950s, Löhner, who lived in Dresden, created figural statues and sandstone reliefs for the Centrum Warenhaus am Altmarkt . In addition, he created numerous works in conformity with the state, including the iron sculpture Young Tractorist (1953) and his last work was a statue of the “worker poet” Martin Andersen Nexø in the style of contemporary Lenin sculptures.

Works (selection)

• 1911: Leopard, porcelain sculpture, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
• 1914: Young lioness, porcelain sculpture, Meissen porcelain factory
• around 1924: Hippopotamus family, bronze, Museum of Fine Arts Leipzig
• 1928: Panther, bronze statuette, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
• around 1929: Elephant with cub
• 1931: Skier, bronze, station forecourt, Altenberg
• around 1933: Two Shetland ponies, bronze on attached plinth
• around 1936: two bears, rose garden , Dresden
• before 1941: Hippopotamus with girl, bronze on a shell-lime base
• before 1943: Horned goat, bronze on a shell-lime base
• 1949: Participation in the Soviet memorial , Berlin-Treptow
• 1952: Reliefs for teachers and learners and the beginning of a new era , formerly the Institute for Teacher Education , Dresden
• 1953–1955: dancer , bronze, above the main entrance of the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden
• around 1953: Trotting elk cow, bronze
• 1953: Young tractor operator, Eisen, Isseroda
• 1956–1960: Reconstruction of the Kraków equestrian statue of Tadeusz Kościuszkos, melted down during the war, based on photographs
• 1958: Georgius Agricola Monument, Glauchau
• 1967–1968: Martin Andersen Nexø Monument, in front of the Martin Andersen Nexö High School , Dresden

Web links

Commons : Rudolf Löhner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on the side of the Dresden rose garden above two bear sculptures by Löhner

Individual evidence

1. ^ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts
2. ↑ Simone Simpson: Between cultural mandate and artistic autonomy. Dresden sculpture of the 1950s and 1960s . Böhlau, Cologne et al. 2008, p. 130.
3. ↑ Simone Simpson: Between cultural mandate and artistic autonomy. Dresden sculpture of the 1950s and 1960s . Böhlau, Cologne et al. 2008, p. 131.
4. ↑ See Sämann gegen Traktorist , kulturstiftung.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.