Ernst Herter
Ernst Gustav Herter (14 May 1846, Berlin – 19 December 1917, Berlin) was a German sculptor. He specialized in creating statues of mythological figures.
Contents
- 1 Life and work
- 2 Selected sculptures
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Life and work
Herter studied at the Academy of Arts in Berlin and later also as apprentice of Ferdinand August Fischer:, Gustav Blaeser and Albert Wolff. In 1869 he created his own studio. In 1875, he made a study trip to Italy. Professor Herter was a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts.
On 8 July 1899, Herter was present in New York when his Heinrich Heine memorial sculpture, known as the Lorelei Fountain, was unveiled in The Bronx, New York City. The Lorelei Fountain was originally intended for Heine's city of birth, Düsseldorf, to mark the centenary of his birth. This project was squelched due to the antisemitic and nationalistic sentiment that pervaded the German Reich at that time.
Among his most famous works is Sterbender Achill (Dying Achilles), created in Berlin in 1884. The statue was acquired by the Empress of Austria and became the centerpiece at her palace Achilleion in Corfu, Greece. His second original sculpture of Dying Achilles is in Poland in Elbląg at Łączności street opposite the City Hall. It was a gift from the German Ministry of Culture and Arts.
Selected sculptures
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Dying Achilles, Achilleion Palace,
Corfu, Greece -
The Lorelei Fountain, The Bronx,
New York City -
War Memorial, 1875, Berlin-Spandau
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The Rare Catch, 1896
Viktoriapark Berlin -
Orpheus, 1902
Berlin-Wedding -
The Muse Terpsic*, 1909, Thorn
References
External links
Media related to Ernst Herter at Wikimedia Commons