Puttengruppe am Geschäftshause des General-Anzeiger zu Frankfurt am Main (Groups of putti at the General-Anzeiger office in Frankfurt am Main), 1912, by Ernst Ohly and William F. C. Ohly

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Identifier

130.0029

Title

Puttengruppe am Geschäftshause des General-Anzeiger zu Frankfurt am Main (Groups of putti at the General-Anzeiger office in Frankfurt am Main), 1912, by Ernst Ohly and William F. C. Ohly

Date

1912

Creator

William F. C. Ohly (1883–1955) and Ernst Ohly (1877–1916)

Type

physical object

Format

stone architectural sculptural groups

Source

Bildhauer Ernst Und William, Frankfurt A.M. U. Köln A.Rh. - Verschiedene Architektur-Plastiken', Moderne Bauformen: Monatshefte für Architektur und Raumkunst XII, no. 6 (June 1913): illustrated p. 298

Description

Four groups of putti, male and female, holding bouquets and garlands of flowers on either side of decorative urn or relief, mounted on the façade of the headquarters of the General-Anzeiger newspaper in Frankfurt.

Subject

Sculpture, German -- 20th century.

Rights

© Estate of William Ohly. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Contributor

Jane Eckett

Where created

Schillerstraße 19-25, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Exhibited

General-Anzeiger, Schillerstraße 19-25, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Bibliographic citation

Bildhauer Ernst Und William, Frankfurt A.M. U. Köln A.Rh. - Verschiedene Architektur-Plastiken', Moderne Bauformen: Monatshefte für Architektur und Raumkunst XII, no. 6 (June 1913): illustrated p. 298

Notes

Architects: "Assmann and Bernoulli (B.D.A.), Frankfurt am Main." Adam Heinrich Assmann and Ludwig Bernoully designed several art nouveau buildigns in Frankfurt in this area, including the General-Anzeiger offices in 1912.

Photograph (i)

Moderne Bauformen: Monatshefte für Architektur und Raumkunst, 1913

Photograph (ii)

© Arnim Schulz, 2009, via The Art Nouveau World webiste, 2018

Date submitted

08 December 2023

Citation

William F. C. Ohly (1883–1955) and Ernst Ohly (1877–1916), “Puttengruppe am Geschäftshause des General-Anzeiger zu Frankfurt am Main (Groups of putti at the General-Anzeiger office in Frankfurt am Main), 1912, by Ernst Ohly and William F. C. Ohly,” The Abbey Art Centre Digital Repository, accessed November 13, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/abbey-art-centre/items/show/1307.

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