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The Iron Caster

Fritz Claus & Karl Röhrig
Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer
1938

Description

Statue of an iron caster on a column with at the bottom a fountain.
First prize of the sculpture contest at the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Carl Ferdinand von Stumm-Halberg (see here).

Inscription(s)

Diese Brunnen-Anlage wurde er-
stellt in den Jahren 1937/38 vom
Neunkircher Eisenwerk

Signature

Claus und Röhrig
geg. LAUCHHAMMER 1938

Sculptors

Fritz Claus (Zweibrücken 1885 - München 1956), German sculptor (Saarland Biografien).
Karl Röhrig (Eisfeld an der Werra 1886 - München 1972), German sculptor from München (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Industrie-Kultur-Ansichten, Projekte, Neunkirchen.

Locatie (N 49°20'47" - E 7°10'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desl084; Photograph: 30 May 2019
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