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Ring der Statuen

Circle of Statues

Georg Kolbe
1954 (1933/47)

Description

Seven larger than life statues, four women and three men, standing in a circle. The names of the seven statues are:

Amazone
Herabschreitender / Descending Youth
Hüterin / The Guardian
Sinnender / Pondering Youth
Junges Weib / Young Woman
Stehender Jüngling / Standing Youth
Auserwählte / The Chosen One

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Frankfurt am Main - Ring der Statuen
Amazone 2

Herabschreitender 3

Hüterin 4

Sinnender 5

Junges Weib 6

Stehender Jüngling 7

Auserwählte

Signature

all statues are signed: GK

Annotation

The sculptural group was commissioned after two years of negotiations in 1941, and erected after Kolbe's death in 1954. Six statues are finished by Kolbe before his death, the seventh statue, Sinnender, was finished by Richard Scheibe

Sculptor

Georg Kolbe (Waldheim, Sachsen 1877 - Berlin 1947), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Frankfurt, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Innenstadt.
Ursel Berger, Georg Kolbe - Leben und Werk (Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1990), pp. 116-117, Kat. 170.

Locatie (N 50°7'3" - E 8°40'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs225; Photograph: 28 September 2014
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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