Architektur-Plastiken am Viktoriaschule, Essen (Architectural sculptures at the Viktoria Gymnasium, Essen), c. 1912–13, by Ernst and William F. C. Ohly

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Architektur-Plastiken am Viktoriaschule, Essen (Architectural sculptures at the Viktoria Gymnasium, Essen), c. 1912–13, by Ernst and William F. C. Ohly

c. 1912–13

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

physical object

stone relief

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. 300

Carved stone architectural decorative relief sculptures. It is not known which elements depicted here are from the Viktoriaschle, Essen, and which are from the Kreishaus zu Düren (Düren town hall). However, the inclusion of an owl (symbolic of wisdom) in one of the pair of carved columns, to the right, suggest these were done for the school. A pair of seahorses and a child can also be seen in this same pair of carved ornaments. The mask at the lower left is similar to that found on the base of the Gänsereiterbrunnen, Essen (Goose rider fountain, Essen).

Sculpture, German -- 20th century.

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Jane Eckett

Victoriaschule, Kurfürstenplatz 1, 45138 Essen, Germany

Victoriaschule, Kurfürstenplatz 1, 45138 Essen, Germany

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. 300

Architect: "Stadtbaurat Erbe, Essen". Albert Erbe (1868–1922) of the State Building Authority designed the Victoria Gymnasium. Building began in the autumn of 1912 and was completed on 23 April 1914. It was named after Victoria Luise of Prussia. During World War II the building was badly damaged in bombing raids. It has not yet been established whether the Ohly brothers' work survived. One of the oldest still existing high schools in the city of Essen, the building has been listed since 1989.

Moderne Bauformen: Monatshefte für Architektur und Raumkunst, 1913

08 December 2023