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Adolf (from 1903 von) Hildebrand (1847-1921), born in Marburg, was considered one of the leading German sculptors of his time. Reduction and a renunciation of details were his maxims, as with his professional French colleague Auguste Rodin (1840-1917): in contrast to Expressionism aimed at body fragments, Hildebrand represented a holistic design focused on clear, classical and perfect forms. Hildebrand initially lived in Florence and he moved to Munich in 1898 where he designed his own "Hildebrandhaus", a meeting place for upmarket Munich society. The Wittelsbach fountain is one of his main works. The painter and poet Helene Raff (1865-1942), who was born in Wiesbaden, had been involved in the bourgeois women's movement since the 1890s; she joined the Verein für Fraueninteressen founded in Munich (1894) in 1899 and the female writers' association in 1913. From the very beginning, her works have focused on the transformation of the role of women in the present. The three letters from Hildebrand to Helene Raff date from 17 August 1903 to 18 November 1916. They are particularly interesting in view of the fact that Raff trained as a painter in Munich and was repeatedly represented with works in exhibitions in the 1890s. Datum: 2019
Author
Peter Czoik