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Friedrich Johann Reusch (Siegen 1843-1906 Girgenti),...

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Friedrich Johann Reusch (Siegen 1843-1906 Girgenti), "Siegerländer Hüttenmann" (Frieder), bronze, patinated, inscribed on the plinth: Friedrich Königberg and with foundry stamp WMF Geislingen, mounted on a marble base, h: 39 cm. After one of the two figures, which were created in 1902 for the industrial and commercial exhibition in Düsseldorf and erected on the newly built Siegbrücke in 1904 after being donated to the city of Siegen. Limit 240,- >> German sculptor; studied under Alb. Wolff a. in Rome, since 1881 teacher, finally director of the academy of arts in Königsberg, inspired by stays in his home country he created the Eisenstein miner a. the Hüttenmann; litt.