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
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, Cassel, Germany
Exhibited
General-Anzeiger, Schillerstraße 19-25, Frankfurt am Main, Cassel, 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 April 29, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/abbey-art-centre/items/show/1307.