Aurora, 1926

ArtistArno Breker, Elberfeld 1900–1991 Düsseldorf

MediumShell limestone

Status

on display

About the workThe first rays of sunlight awaken the sleeping Aurora, goddess of the dawn, on the roof of the Kunstpalast. The sculpture was realised during the construction of the Ehrenhof complex for the "Great Exhibition for Public Health, Social Welfare and Physical Exercise" (shortened in German to GeSoLei) in 1926. The architect Wilhelm Kreis believed that this awakening woman embodied human beings growing stronger through healthy living. He commissioned his Düsseldorf Art Academy student Arno Breker to create this work. Under National Socialism, the sculptor became a leading artist in their regime of terror.

AccessionAcquisition 1926

Provenance1926 entstanden anlässlich der Errichtung des Gebäudes

Inventory number0.2023.30

Modernism
Mythology

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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