Anne Daubenspeck-Focke ( Focke, 18 April 1922 – 27 January 2021) was a German sculptor and painter.
Biography
Anne Focke was born in Metelen in April 1922 as the daughter of Andreas Focke and Elisabeth Wensing, but grew up in
Emsdetten
Emsdetten (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Detten'') is a town in the Steinfurt (district), district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems (river), Ems, approx. south-east of Rhe ...
. Already in her youth Focke was active as a sculptor. In 1942 she took evening classes at the art school in
Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state distr ...
and between 1943 and 1944 she studied
Christian art
Christian art is sacred art which uses subjects, themes, and imagery from Christianity. Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, including early Christian art and architecture and Christian media.
Images of Jesus and narrative ...
in
Heek-Nienborg with Wilhelm Felix Schlüter. From 1948 Focke worked and learned in the workshop of Heinrich Lückenkötter in
Oelde
Oelde () is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near Beckum.
Geography
Division of the town
Oelde consists of 5 districts:
* Oelde
* Stromberg
* Lette
* Sünninghausen
* Kirchspiel (with farmi ...
. Finally she studied with Kurt Schwippert at the
Werkkunstschule
A Kunstgewerbeschule (English: ''School of Arts and Crafts'' or S''chool of Applied Arts'') was a type of vocational arts school that existed in German-speaking countries from the mid-19th century. The term Werkkunstschule was also used for thes ...
Münster from 1949 to 1954.
In 1954 Focke married the sculptor
Herbert Daubenspeck from Emsdetten. The couple had a son and two daughters. Due to family reasons she was not able to do much artistic work in the following years. From 1965 she was able to devote more time to her artistic activities again; she created numerous drawings, portraits and small sculptures. In 1985 she designed her first life-size bronze sculpture for the ''Kreislehrgarten'' in
Steinfurt
Steinfurt (; Westphalian: ''Stemmert'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From roughly 1100-1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt.
Geography
Steinfurt is situated north- ...
with ''Der Leser'' (''the reader''). From 1985 Daubenspeck-Focke created various life-size bronze sculptures for municipal and private clients.
Since 1954 she has created
Christmas crib
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, ...
s for churches. Daubenspeck-Focke has been represented in more than 40 solo and group exhibitions in Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
in
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
and several other countries.
In 1970 the couple was one of the co-founders of the artists' association ''Welbergener Kreis''.
Daubenspeck-Focke died in January 2021 at the age of 98.
Gallery
File:Ladbergen, Zentrum, Afrouper.jpg, Afrouper (community messenger), Ladbergen
File:Ibbenbueren Daubenspeck-Focke Vom Wochenmarkt kommend 01.jpg, Vom Wochenmarkt kommend (''Coming from the weekly market'')
File:Ibbenbueren Daubenspeck-Focke Vom Wochenmarkt kommend 03.jpg, ''Coming from the weekly market'' – detail
File:Brunnengefluester Saerbeck 4.jpg, Brunnengeflüster (''Fountain whispering''), Saerbeck
Saerbeck is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km west of Osnabrück and 25 km north of Münster.
Twin city
* Rietavas, Lithuania
* Ferrières-en-Gâtinai ...
File:Brunnengefluester Saerbeck 6.jpg, ''Fountain whispering''
File:Mettingen Figurengruppe Bergmann Tueoette und Baeuerin mit Kind.jpg, Bergmann, Tüötte und Bäuerin mit Kind (''Miner, tüötte and peasant woman with child'', Mettingen
Mettingen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Mettingen is situated approximately 25 km east of Rheine and 20 km west of Osnabrück.
Neighbouring places
Neighbour villages of ...
References
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1922 births
2021 deaths
German sculptors
People from Emsdetten