Vera Lwowski

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Vera Lwowski

Vera Lwowski born Caminneci (born August 10, 1923 at Dattenfeld Castle , today in Windeck ) is a German animal sculptor .

Life

Vera Caminneci studied sculpture at the Cologne Werkschulen under Wolfgang Wallner , portraits at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn under Ingeborg von Rath and wood carving under Otto Schörghofer in Siegburg .

In 1948 she married Wolfgang Lwowski , one of the sons of the Krupp manager Walter Lwowski .

She lived and worked in Dattenfeld until 1952, in Bonn from 1952 to 1973 , in Brussels from 1973 to 1983 and since then in Windeck.

Vera Lwowski is Oscar Caminneci's niece .

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"Your bronze animal sculptures masterfully capture the nature and movement of the animal."

- Brockhaus Encyclopedia, 21st edition (2006)

Lwowski's work includes naturalistic-impressionistic animal bronzes in individual and group representations, around 150 different objects are known.

Since 1946 she has had solo exhibitions as well as participations in group exhibitions and trade fairs at home and abroad. B. in Aachen, Bamberg, Bonn, Kiel, Düsseldorf, Bielefeld, St. Moritz (Switzerland), Lübeck, Munich, Kisslegg Castle in Allgäu, Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, St. Hubert (Ardennes), Hamburg, Brussels, Münster, Budapest, Springe Castle near Hanover, Worpswede, Antwerp, London, Nuremberg, Paris and Luxembourg.

  • Ruff (1944)

  • Foal, galloping (1964)

  • Sheep lamb, lying (1970)

  • Siamese Cat (1981)

  • Old billy goat, lying (1983)

  • Tawny Owl (1986)

Awards

year Award occasion
1968 Prince Bernhard Medal International art exhibition Interfauna , Düsseldorf
1975 Médaille vermeil des Conseil Européen d'Art et Esthétique Les arts en Europe, Brussels
1976 Silver medal from the Royal Association of Professional Artists of Belgium International art exhibition, Brussels
1978 Gold medal from the Royal Association of Professional Artists of Belgium International art exhibition, Brussels
1980 Gold medal of the Conseil Européen d'Art et Esthétique Les arts en Europe, Brussels
1988 Culture award of the German Hunting Protection Association e. V.

literature

  • Karl Berrens: Art. In: Louis Hugi (Ed.): Alluring hunting. Bern 1970, pp. 91–152, especially p. 150.
  • Przemysław Konopka: Zwierzęta w krainie sztuki. In: Głos Wielkopolski from August 20, 1993.
  • Birgit Karg: Animal sculptor Vera Lwowski achieved a European reputation. Hares, calves and giraffes. In: Neues Rheinland , issue 1/1994, p. 43.
  • Vera Lwowski. (on the special exhibition in the Stadtmuseum Siegburg) In: Weltkunst , edition 7/1998, p. 1436.
  • Gerd Fischer: Vera Lwowski. Animal sculptures. (Exhibition catalog of the Stadtmuseum Siegburg) Rheinlandia-Verlag, Siegburg 1998, ISBN 3-931509-63-X .
  • Jens Höhner: Windecker sculptor Lwowski turns 90. In: General-Anzeiger Rhein-Sieg-Kreis on August 9, 2013. ( online )
  • Paul Kieras: Vera Lwowski is 90 years old. In: General-Anzeiger Bonn from August 9, 2013. ( online )

Web links

  • Michael E. Hümmer: Vera Lwowski at www.treffpunkt-kunst.net , last accessed on July 23, 2019

Source references

  1. ↑ https://www.treffpunkt-kunst.net/k%C3%BCnstlerprofile-bonner-k%C3%BCnstler/vera-lwowski/ (years 1944/45) accessed on July 23, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Lwowski, Vera
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Caminneci, Vera (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Data field