Walter Reinhold

Walter Reinhold (born April 1, 1898 in Dresden , † April 6, 1982 in Kulmbach ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Walter Reinhold was born in Dresden as the first of five children to the tobacco dealer Otto Reinhold. After attending school in Halle an der Saale , he completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason . The training was interrupted by the war effort in the First World War .

In 1919 Walter Reinhold became a student of the Dresden sculptor Georg Wrba . An intensive examination of the work of the French sculptor Aristide Maillol followed . As a result, he was able to complete numerous works, especially in Dresden, which, however, have not been preserved due to the destruction in the Second World War . In the Second World War, Walter Reinhold had to go back to war, which had a lasting impact on his relationship with society. He participated in the reconstruction of Dresden and Berlin; Friendship with the architect Louis Löschner .

In 1971 Walter Reinhold moved to Hamburg . Via Bamberg he got seriously ill to Kulmbach, where he died at the age of 84. Contact with Hans Lewerenz was taken up in Kulmbach . Hans Lewerenz made it possible to set up the "fish carrier", the sculptor's last work.

Works (selection)

Trümmerfrau monument in front of Dresden City Hall

• Sculptures in the course of the reconstruction of the Dresden Zwinger (1945–1963)
• Gable figure at the Humboldt University Berlin (sandstone 1953)
• Rubble woman in Dresden (1952 cast iron; replacement in bronze 1967)
• Fishing fountain in Dresden; Courtyard of the Fritz-Löffler-Gymnasium Bernhardstraße 18 (1955)
• Fish carrier fountain in Kulmbach (plaster 1954; bronze cast posthumously 1984)

Aftermath

In connection with the destruction of Dresden and the subsequent reconstruction after the Second World War, the larger than life bronze figure of the rubble woman was placed in front of the Dresden City Hall on a base made of rubble brick masonry to honor the achievements of the Dresden women. Due to the continuation of the reconstruction activities (Frauenkirche, Neumarkt development), this monument receives renewed attention.

The artist's ashes were transferred to Dresden. The grave is located near the historic crematorium and is now a listed building. The estate is in an orderly form and is in the private collection of Brigitta Lewerenz.

Sources and evidence

Commons : Walter Reinhold  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Herbert Reinoß: Witnesses to our past . Gütersloh 1987. p. 338 (illustration Trümmerfrau and text)
• Heinz Quinger : Art travel guide Dresden and surroundings . 2nd Edition. DuMont, Cologne 1994. p. 96 (illustration Trümmerfrau and text)
• Walter Reinhold: bequeathed works and writings. arranged by Brigitta Lewerenz. Kulmbach 1984.
• Walter Reinhold: Autograph February 15th, 1981 to Jan Lewerenz . In the possession of the recipient, Berlin.
• Ulrich Pohle: Our beautiful home: Brunnen . Sachsenverlag, Dresden 1958. p. 61. (Illustration Fischerbrunnen and text)