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Erfurt
Stadt Erfurt
Thüringen

Anger 25
(Sparkasse am Anger)

Verschwendung und Vorsorgendes Sparen

Waste of Money and Preventive saving

Hans Walther
1930

Erfurt / Verschwendung und Vorsorgendes Sparen

Description

Two stone reliefs on both sides of the building, eacht showing four almost life-size and unclothed pairs of figures, those on the left side show the frivolous waste of money and the consequent distress, and those on the right side of the sensible use of money (thriftiness) and the resulting prosperity.

Erfurt - <p>Two stone reliefs on both sides of the building, eacht showing four almost life-size and unclothed pairs of figures, those on the left side show the frivolous waste of money and the consequent distress, and those on the right side of the sensible use of money (thriftiness) and the resulting prosperity.</p> Erfurt - <p>Two stone reliefs on both sides of the building, eacht showing four almost life-size and unclothed pairs of figures, those on the left side show the frivolous waste of money and the consequent distress, and those on the right side of the sensible use of money (thriftiness) and the resulting prosperity.</p>

Sculptor

Hans Walther (Apolda 1888 - Erfurt 1961), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Sparkasse am Anger (Erfurt).
Erfurt: Denkmäle, Brunnen, Skulpturen und Reliefs im städtischen Raum, 2002 (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 50°58'29" - E 11°1'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth171; Photograph: 12 October 2018
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