Arthur Lewin-Funcke, originally Arthur Levin (9 November 1866,

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- 16 October 1937,

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) was a German sculptor and medallist. Lewin was his father's name, and Funcke his mother's maiden name.

Life and work

After completing an apprenticeship as an ivory carver, he attended the Handwerkerschule (arts & crafts school) in Berlin. From 1890 to 1895, he studied at the

Prussian Academy of Arts The Prussian Academy of Arts (German: ''Preußische Akademie der Künste'') was a state arts academy first established in Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1694/1696 by prince-elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia, and late ...

with

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. Life and work Herter studied at the Academy of Arts in Berlin and later also as apprent ...

, Gerhard Janensch and Albert Wolff, among others. From 1895 to 1897, he lived and worked at the

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in Rome, then went to the

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in Paris to complete his studies with

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. It was then that he began officially calling himself "Lewin-Funcke"; feeling that Levin was too common. In 1901, he founded the ''Studienateliers für Malerei und Plastik'' (painting and sculpture school) in Berlin. He had many students who became well known, including

Paul Citroen Roelof Paul Citroen (15 December 1896 – 13 March 1983) was a German-born Dutch artist, art educator and co-founder of the New Art Academy in Amsterdam. Among his best-known works are the photo-montage Metropolis and the 1949 Dutch postage sta ...

, , Charles Hug, Käthe and and

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. In 1903, he married Eva Elisabeth Poenitz, a daughter of the composer, . They had four children, including the painter, Andreas Funcke (1909-1941). He received a gold medal at the Großen Berliner Kunstausstellung of 1905, and was named a Professor in 1913. The blind were a central theme of his work in the 1920s. Some of his works depicting children were used as models for toys, notably by the doll makers, . Most of his works were nude figures, but he also created

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s. Much of his ironwork was lost or stolen during

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, and is presumed to have been melted down for war materiel. This can be verified in the case of a group, depicting

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and some associates, that stood in front of the parish hall in

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. In 1943, it was officially declared a "" (metal donation of the German people) and dismantled. A bronze lion, in front of the artillery barracks in

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, was probably put to use on the spot. Arthur Lewin-Funcke - On the spring

References

External links

Arthur-Lewin Funcke Website, home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewin-Funcke, Arthur 1866 births 1937 deaths People from Dresden German sculptors German medallists Artists from Dresden Prussian Academy of Arts alumni

Life and work

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