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Georg Kolbe (15 April 1877 – 20 November 1947) was a German sculptor. He was the leading German figure sculptor of his generation, in a vigorous, modern, simplified classical style similar to Aristide Maillol of France.
Georg Kolbe was a German artist best known for his stylized figurative bronze sculptures. View Georg Kolbe’s 1,049 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Georg Kolbe (* 15. April 1877 in Waldheim, Sachsen; † 20. November 1947 [1] in Berlin) war ein figürlicher Bildhauer und Medailleur. [2] . Nach ihm sind der Georg-Kolbe-Preis und das Georg Kolbe Museum benannt. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Werdegang. 1.1 1904–1932. 1.2 1933–1947. 1.3 Ehrungen. 2 Grabstätte. 3 Kolbes Atelierhaus in Berlin. 4 Stilphasen.
Georg Kolbe (15 April 1877 – 20 November 1947) was a German sculptor. He was the leading German figure sculptor of his generation, in a vigorous, modern, simplified classical style similar to Aristide Maillol of France.
Georg Kolbe. German, 1877–1947. Starr Figura, German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2011. Sculptor, printmaker, draftsman. Known for idealized nudes, whose poses and gestures often suggest modern dance. Heavily influenced by Aristide Maillol and Auguste Rodin, whose studio he visited in 1909.
Georg Kolbe was the most successful German sculptor in the first half of the 20th century. His expressive sculptures, some of which can be seen in the museum gardens and in nearby Georg-Kolbe-Hain park, reflect the zeitgeist of Berlin as a centre of art at the turn of the last century.
German sculptor Georg Kolbe studied in Dresden and München, and then went to Paris and Roma, settling in Berlin in 1904. He became a member of the Berlin Secession In 1905, and was made a Board Member in 1911. Even before World War I Kolbe was one of the best German sculptors.
