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Brunnen 'Rettung aus Seenot'

Fountain 'Rescue at Sea'

Hugo Berwald-Schwerin
1911

Description

Bronze sculpture of a man in a boat getting a woman out of the water. The sculpture is in the center of a fountain basin with seals spouting water.

Schwerin - Brunnen 'Rettung aus Seenot'

Inscription(s)

Brunnen "Rettung aus Seenot"

erbaut 1911, saniert 1999
Auftraggeber (Sanierung): Brunnenrettung Schwerin e.V.
Hauptsponsor: ECE Projektmanagement GmbH Hamburg

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Schwerin - Brunnen 'Rettung aus Seenot'

Sculptor

Hugo Berwald, ps. Hugo Berwald-Schwerin (Schwerin 1863 - Schwerin 1937), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Schwerin.

Locatie (N 53°38'2" - E 11°24'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv190; Photograph: 5 August 2016
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