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Emmerich am Rhein
(Stadt Emmerich am Rhein)
Lkr. Kleve
Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Ich bin nur ein armer Wandergesell

I'm Only a Strolling Vagabond

Dieter von Levetzow
1983

Emmerich am Rhein / Ich bin nur ein armer Wandergesell

Description

Sculpture of a man and a woman dancing. On the pedestal the title of a song from the operetta Der Vetter aus Dingsda (The Cousin from Nowhere) (1921) by the Emmerich born composer Eduard Künneke (1885-1953).

Inscription(s)

Around the square pedestal:

eduard künneke | ich bin nur ein armer | wandergesell

Signature

DvL

Information Sign

Armer Wandelgesell

Dieter von Levetzow 1983

Geschenk des Bürgervereins
an die Stadt

Sculptor

Dieter von Levetzow (Gronau 1925), German sculptor in Kranenburg (Website).

Sources & Information

Emmerich.de, Spaziergänge zur Kunst im Öffentlichen Raum (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 51°49'48" - E 6°14'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw819; Photograph: 28 July 2022
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