Hans Wewerka Outdoors Drauen: Stoneware Street Scenes / Straenszenen in Steinzeug
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Hans Wewerka Outdoors Drauen: Stoneware Street Scenes / Straenszenen in Steinzeug
By (Author) Kreisverwaltung des Westerwaldkreises
Edited by Nele van Wieringen
Edited by Wewerka Archiv
Edited by Norbert Pohlmann
Edited by Katharina Uhl
Arnoldsche
Arnoldsche
1st February 2023
Germany
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
Sculpture
738.092
Physical Properties
Hardback
184
Width 230mm, Height 290mm
1200g
Description
Inspired by the Dutch sculptor Joseph Mendes da Costa (1863-1939) and Ernst Barlach (1870-1938), Hans Wewerka (1888-1915) conquered the realm of figurative sculpture while he was still a student in Hoehr, an unusual discipline among the area's vernacular ceramics.
He observed society outside [draussen in German], in all realms of public life, with great sensibility: gossip mongers, potato sellers, a dancing couple. Wewerka created likenesses taken from real life. His artistic approach and his acute awareness of form made him an exceptional creator of modern earthenware who had already gained international recognition during his lifetime. This first, comprehensive monograph featuring a catalogue of works documents Hans Wewerka's previously unknown career and traces his connections to modernist art, such as the Berlin Secession and artists like Rudolf Bosselt, Kathe Kollwitz, and Ernst Barlach. Text in English and German.
