Georg Kolbe

Georg Kolbe (15 April 1877 – 20 November 1947) was the leading German figure sculptor of his generation, using a vigorous, modern, simplified classical style.

Kolbe was born in Waldheim (Sachsen). He studied Rodin, during half a year in Paris, in 1897. Originally trained as a painter in Dresden, Munich, and Paris, he began sculpting during a stay in Rome at the turn of the century under the technical guidance of sculptor Louis Tuaillon. His artistic breakthrough came in 1912 with his sculpture masterpiece Die Tänzerin.

All images come from the book Georg Kolbe: Werke der Letzten Jahre (1937)


Große Nacht, 1930


Große Pietà, 1930


Große Frauenstatue, 1934