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Bernd Altenstein (born 29 April 1943) is a German Sculptor and University lecturer.
Wikimedia commons, retrieved 17 January 2014
*The trapped, bronze sculpture,
Life
Altenstein was born in Schlossberg, East Prussia. He studied Art in Stuttgart and worked at the University of the Arts in Bremen from 1975 to 2009. His sculpture is available at various public locations in Germany. A bronze sculpture ''Fietje Balge'', commissioned by ''Bankhaus Carl F. Plump & Co.'', was erected in the street ''Hinter dem Schütting'' in memory of theBalge
Balge is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Weser river. The community belongs to the ''Samtgemeinde'' Weser-Aue which consists of six municipalities including Balge.
History
On March 1, 1974 ...
river and its harbour]. A nearby plaque explains the history of the Balge.Plaque about BalgeWikimedia commons, retrieved 17 January 2014
Works
*The trapped, bronze sculpture, Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population ...
c.1974
*The end, bronze sculpture, Bremen 1978
*Development, fountain sculpture in bronze, Bremen 1980
*Waller talks, three bronze half-figures, Bremen 1981
*Man at the desk, bronze sculpture in a courtyard, Göttingen 1984
*Work, inside the main post office building, Bremen 1985
*Citizens, Russian Knoops Park, Burglesum 1987
*The dance ', bronze sculpture, Göttingen 1988
*Four Seasons, bronze, sculptural ensemble in Citizens Park, Bremen 1991
*Convalescents, Bronze, Sculpture in the Park of the Hospital, Bremen 1991
*Jakobsbrunnen group of pilgrims, St. James Church, Augsburg 1994
*Our planet, bronze fountain sculpture on the Domshof
The Domshof (''Cathedral Court'') is a town square in Bremen, north of the cathedral and the Marktplatz. The Domshof is used for markets as well as larger outdoor events, particularly May Day demonstrations.
The Domshof is a trapezoid in width, ...
, Bremen, 1996
*Fietje bellows, bronze figure, Bremen 2001
Further reading
* (Bremen Sculpture School) Die Bremer Bildhauerschule. Figur zwischen Fundament und Fundamentalismus. Ausst. Kat. Gerhard Marcks House, Bremen 2004 ().References
1943 births Living people German sculptors German male sculptors {{Germany-sculptor-stub