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Berlin
(Bezirk Treptow-Köpenick)
Stadt Berlin
Land Berlin

Köpenicker Landstraße 78-148

Zwei Figurengruppen und acht Putten

Two Groups of Figures and Eight Putti

Arthur Wellmann
1938

Berlin / Zwei Figurengruppen und acht Putten

Description

The huge residential complex of the Stadt und Land housing association features eight putti made of red sandstone and two groups of figures. They show motifs in the local style, the putti represent the various shops in the complex; the two groups of concrete figures are "Man with children" and "Woman with cart".

Berlin - Zwei Figurengruppen und acht Putten
Junge mit Schwein / Boy with Pig
Nr. 78
Zwei frisierende Mädchen / Two girls doing their hair
Nr. 92
Obstmädchen / Fruit Girl
Nr. 94
Fleischerjunge / Butcher Boy
Nr. 102

Woman with cart Man with children and goat
Berlin - Zwei Figurengruppen und acht Putten
Mädchen mit Milch / Girl with Milk
Nr. 124
Schusterjunge / Cobbler Boy
Nr. 132
Apothekerjunge / Apothecary Boy
Nr. 134
Bäckerjunge / Baker Boy
Nr. 148

Signature

(sculptures groups) arthur wellmann; (putti) a. wellmann

Sculptor

Arthur Wellmann (Mageburg 1885 - Berlin 1970), German painter and sculptor.

Sources & Information

Bildhauerei in Berlin, Karte.
Berliner Woche, 24 Aug. 2016, Berliner Bildhauer stattete Wohnkomplex von 1938 mit Kunst aus.
Berlin.de, Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick, Bildende Kunst - Kunst am Bau - Kunst im öffentlichen Raum - PDF: Verzeichnis Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Treptow-Köpenick - 2020.

Locatie (N 52°28'29" - E 13°28'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe209; Photograph: 3 September 2022
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Junge mit Schwein / Boy with Pig Nr. 78	Zwei frisierende Mädchen / Two girls doing their hair Nr. 92	Obstmädchen / Fruit Girl Nr. 94	Fleischerjunge / Butcher Boy Nr. 102

Woman with cart		Man with children and goat
Mädchen mit Milch / Girl with Milk Nr. 124	Schusterjunge / Cobbler Boy Nr. 132	Apothekerjunge / Apothecary Boy Nr. 134	Bäckerjunge / Baker Boy Nr. 148