Winzerliesel - Stuttgart, Germany, BW - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This is a figurative public sculpture called 'Winzerliesel' (Winegrower Liesel) located at the Lenzhalde in Stuttgart, Germany, Baden-Württemberg.

The sculpture is a part of a monument for the 700th anniversery of the city of Stuttgart in 1929. The monument was a donation of the local garden club 'Grundbesitzerverein Azenberg Feuerbacherheide e.V.'. It was created by Emil Kiemlen.

The sculpture is life-sized.
It shows a woman with a basket in her hand and a child on her arms. There's also a small dog running at her feet.

The woman is on the way home from working in the wineyard.

The sculture is made of bronze. It stands on a small stone basement.
On the basement is an inscription of a poem.
'Das Tagewerk, es ist vollbracht, nun schreitest, Winzerliesel, du, gesegnet und im Abendfrieden der Heimat trautem Hüttlein zu.'

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Winzerliesel Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Emil Kiemlen Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 13th October 1929 Materials used: bronze, stone Location: at the Lenzhalde

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