#that said‚ i haven't been able to work out who the sculptor actually is and it's driving me nuts
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At the Delphinbrunnen, Volkspark Friedrichshain, Berlin Photo by Thomas Lautenschlag, 2011
#saw a version of this going around without the location info and figured we could at least do a little better than that‚ given that#credit is the currency of the internet economy#and you do a disservice to both the original creator and to readers who might like to learn more when you pass around uncredited work#that said‚ i haven't been able to work out who the sculptor actually is and it's driving me nuts#looks like the image above was very carefully taken to crop out the child on the far side of the ram—cf#https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Am_M%C3%A4rchenbrunnen_VP_F%27hain_2017-10-09_ama_fec_%287%29.JPG#which is a less artful photograph but better documentation of the statue#i mean honestly the various statues around this fountain seem to have been damaged and swapped out and moved around enough times#that i'm not even sure whether this is a restored original or an interim replica or what#in conclusion: MIGHT be georg wrba but equally might not be#however. interesting to learn a little about the märchenbrunnen!#and good to at least pin the origin of this piece down that far‚ if no further#photography#thomas lautenschlag#berlin#art#sculpture
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