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Der Steinhändler

The Stone Dealer

Alexander Polzin
1997

Description

Sculpture, made of red Sinai granite, of a naked man standing upright close to a concrete column. The man holds his left arm protectively over his head, with the other he swings towards the column to strike. Beside him lies an untreated granite stone bearing the engraved inscription der steinhändler.

Information Sign

Alexander Polzin
DER STEINHÄNDLER

1997 in Herzliya - Israel - aus Sinai-Granit bearbeitet
dort von unbekannter Hand beschädigt.
Aufgestellt im Jahre 2001
anläßlich der Wiederherstellung des einstiges II. Waisenhauses
der Jüdischen Gemeinde zu Berlin

Alexander Polzin
THE STONE DEALER

In 1997 in Herzliya - Israel - created from Sinai-Granite
damaged there by an unknown hand.
Erected in 2001
on the occasion of the restoration of the former 2nd orphanage
of the Jewish community in Berlin

Sculptor

Alexander Polzin (Berlin 1973), German sculptor, painter, graphic artist, costume and set designer (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bildhauerei in Berlin, Karte.
Bezirksamt Pankow in Berlin, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Pankow.
Wikipedia, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum im Berliner Bezirk Pankow (erroneouly Hans Kies as sculptor).

Locatie (N 52°34'6" - E 13°24'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe169; Photograph: 1 September 2022
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