Gregor von Bochmann (23 September 1878,

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– 20 September 1914, near

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) was a German sculptor. He is usually referred to as The Younger to distinguish him from his father.

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He was born to the painter,

Gregor von Bochmann Gregor von Bochmann (1 June 1850, Nehatu, Kreis Wiek, Governorate of Estonia – 12 February 1930, Hösel, near Düsseldorf) was a Baltic-German landscape and genre painter. Biography His father was a forest warden for the Governorate of ...

, and his wife Emilie, daughter of the industrialist, . He studied at the

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with the sculptor,

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. In 1905, he married Marianne Feddersen, daughter of the landscape painter, . Around 1907, he moved into one of the studios belonging to August Bauer, on the Grafenberger Allee. He eventually established his own studio on the Kurfürstenstraße. At the beginning of World War I, he became a volunteer officer in the 3rd Westphalian

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regiment of the VII Army Corps.Tagebuch von Willy Spatz (1914–1919), entry for 31 October 1914,
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, S. 6, Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf, 0-1-23-41.0000 In September 1914, he was killed during the

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. Marianne also died before the end of the war, and their two children were raised by his parents. His themes were originally inspired by his father's works, but he cane to prefer an approach based on the

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n themes of his father-in-law. In 1904 his sculpture "Farewell", was awarded the large gold state medal in Vienna. He also exhibited in Dresden, Cologne and Munich. His familiar ' (Teasing Fountain) at the was created in 1909. Both figures were originally naked, but the older boy was later clothed, due to complaints that the statue was indecent. That same year saw the creation of his "Linnenbauerdenkmal" (Linen Maker Monument) in

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. In 1917, a memorial exhibition was held at the Alte Kunsthalle. In 1932 "Farewell" was installed in Oberkassel.

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