"Figur" - Sandgasse, Frankfurt am Main - Hessen / Germany
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N 50° 06.745 E 008° 40.813
32U E 477135 N 5551178
Hans Steinbrenner's "figur" in the Sandgasse
Waymark Code: WMW4C0
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/09/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Tharandter
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"Als eine von drei Skulpturen behauptet sich Hans Steinbrenners "Figur" seit 1980 in der Sandgasse der Frankfurter Innenstadt. Anders als bei Christa von Schnitzlers schmaler "Stele" von 1978 oder Michael Croissants massivem "Stehendem" von 1961 schmiegen sich hier abgerundete, ovale Formen und Kugeln zu einer Figur in die Höhe.
Steinbrenners Werk lässt sich in vier Schaffensphasen einteilen: Zunächst entstanden Ende der 1940er klassisch menschliche Figuren. Die "Figur" in der Sandgasse ist typisches Beispiel für die zweite Schaffensphase Mitte der 1950er, in der er organische, biomorphe Grundformen verwendete. Quaderskulpturen und Stelen waren Hauptbestandteil seiner dritten und vierten Phase in den 1960ern und Ende der 1960er.
Steinbrenner arbeitete überwiegend mit Holz oder Stein. Ursprünglich war die "Figur" auch aus Holz. Sie wurde 2002 von der Stadt wegen Verwitterungsschäden durch einen Bronzeguss ausgetauscht. "

EN (Translation):
"As one of three sculptures, Hans Steinbrenner's" figure "has stood out in the sand alley of downtown Frankfurt since 1980. Unlike Christa von Schnitzler's narrow" stele "of 1978 or Michael Croissant's solid" standing "from 1961, rounded oval shapes form here And balls to a figure in the height.
Steinbrenner's work can be divided into four stages: First, at the end of the 1940s, classical human figures were created. The "figure" in the sand street is a typical example of the second creative phase in the middle of the 1950s, in which he used organic, biomorphic basic forms. Quader sculptures and steles were the mainstay of his third and fourth phases in the 1960s and late 1960s.
Steinbrenner worked mainly with wood or stone. Originally the "figure" was also made of wood. It was replaced in 2002 by the city because of weathering damage by a bronze casting.
Title: Figur

Artist: Hans Steinbrenner

Media (materials) used: Bronze

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Sandgasse

Date of creation or placement: 1980

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