#hugo lederer

[bebemoon]

"The sculpture in the image is “Das Schicksal” (Fate), created in 1905 by Hugo Lederer. The sculpture portrays fate as a ruthless woman dragging two vulnerable bodies by their hair.

The work is currently located in Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg, Germany."

from @dustseasons on instagram .

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Hugo Lederer / "Fate" / 1905 / Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg

[fanfanlemoko]

Sculpture intitulée "Das Schicksal" (Le Destin), créée par le sculpteur germano-autrichien Hugo Lederer entre 1896 et 1905. Taillé dans un bloc de calcaire coquillier d'environ deux mètres de hauteur, ce chef-d'œuvre est une allégorie de la fatalité humaine face à la mort.

L'œuvre met en scène une figure féminine imposante et impassible, incarnant le Destin, qui avance en traînant impitoyablement deux êtres humains par les cheveux. La composition repose sur un contraste dramatique entre les deux captifs : à gauche, une jeune femme semble accepter son sort avec résignation, les yeux fermés, tandis qu'à droite, un jeune homme exprime une douleur intense et une résistance désespérée, s'agrippant au sol pour tenter d'échapper à sa condition de mortel.

Commandée à l'origine pour le parc de la villa de l'homme d'affaires Eduard Lippert au bord de l'Alster à Hambourg, la sculpture a miraculeusement survécu aux bombardements de la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui ont détruit la propriété. Offerte à la ville de Hambourg en 1956, elle est aujourd'hui installée de façon permanente au cœur du cimetière d'Ohlsdorf en Allemagne, le plus grand cimetière-parc du monde, où son message tragique résonne avec force.

[seasons-in-hell]

Fate

by Hugo Lederer

Fate often has cruel plans. A cemetery is an appropriate place to examine this, as many of the people buried there died far too early. At the turn of the last century, the sculptor Hugo Lederer created a slightly larger-than-life sandstone sculpture that depicts fate as a merciless woman, dragging two defenseless bodies behind her by their hair. A young woman and a young man in the early prime of their lives have apparently been overtaken by death, although the man still appears to be clinging to life. The drastic and disturbing depiction makes the viewer struggle with fate, but at the same time teaches him humility in the face of its unpredictability and incorruptibility.

The sculpture originally stood in the Lippert family's garden on the banks of the Alster. The house was destroyed by bombs in 1943, but the figure remained on the property until 1956. Then she found her new location in the Ohlsdorf cemetery.

Kunst@sh

Via Cemeteries of Europe

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"Das Schicksal" ("Fate") by Hugo Lederer (1896) in Ohlsdorf, Hamburg

[europeansculpture]

Hugo Lederer (1871-1940)

[charlesreeza]

The Fencer by Hugo Lederer -  This statue has been standing outside the University of Wrocław since 1904.  It prompted complaints from the local clergy that students would be morally corrupted by the statue's naked form, but it was not removed.  The sword is frequently stolen - it is missing in these photos - and students regularly dress the statue in various outfits.  Photos by Charles Reeza, May 2017. 

[europeansculpture]

Hugo Lederer (1871 -1940) - Kauernde, 1916