119:
131:
251:, which was a major port of the Russian Empire. During the years around the turn of the 19thâ20th centuries Riga experienced an unprecedented building activity. At the same time, a professional cadre of local sculptors had not yet formed. Volz' workshop could therefore operate without serious competition, and developed into a large and profitable enterprise. The firm eventually grew to employ about 130 people in the time around 1910, and had already in 1890 employed 40 people. Following the death of August Volz in 1926, his widow Olga continued operating the firm with great skill and energy. On the eve of
31:
961:
234:
and
Germany were at war. In Tsivilsk the family rented a room from the town's notary and were treated civilly by the authorities. His home in Riga, meanwhile, was used by both Russian officers and later Germans but kept intact and after his return in 1917 only his collection of hunting rifles were
211:
Throughout his studies, Volz had been working at different workshops. In
October 1871, Volz ceased his studies at the academy and began to work full-time for the firm Ende & Böckmann. The firm also took on commissions abroad, and it was through Ende & Böckmann that Volz came to Riga in the
358:, Peace and Harmony, which each stand in a niche prominently displayed at the centre of the facade. Volz would continue to create sculptures for the House of the Blackheads but it remains unclear exactly which sculptures were made in his workshop; it has been assumed that the
177:. He received his basic education in the city and began an apprenticeship at a sculptor's workshop in Magdeburg at the age of 1865. In the spring of 1869 he moved to Berlin, where he initially worked in a sculptor's workshop and from autumn studied sculpting at the
212:
autumn of 1875 to work on the sculptural decoration of a large tenement house (on the present-day address KriĆĄjÄĆa Barona iela 12). Already on 2 January 1876 he established his own firm in Riga. Riga had at that time a large
238:
Volz died in Riga in 1926. His descendants live in
Germany. A memorial plaque was put up in 1996 at the site where Volz' workshop was located for many years on the present-day address KriĆĄjÄĆa ValdemÄra iela 31.
157:, the present-day capital of Latvia. The workshop of Volz received prestigious commissions in Riga from its opening in 1876 and created several of the most well-known sculptures of the city, for example the
279:
in the form of free-standing monuments or architectural decoration. A question of dispute is how much the workshop of Volz contributed to providing sculptural elements for the extraordinary flowering of
480:
While Volz' company was mostly active in Riga, the firm did take on some commissions outside the city limits. The company provided decorations and sculptures for no less than nine
487:
The company also supplied sculptures for some buildings in
Tallinn (present-day capital of Estonia), notably buildings by architect Jacques Rosenbaum and reliefs for the
271:. Although his firm took on commissions ranging from simple structural elements such as stairs and columns to facades and interiors, portraits, memorial plaques and
208:, Volz tried to join the military but was refused, the first time because he was underage and the second time because there were already too many volunteers.
995:
417:, originally built as a bank. In addition, Volz provided sculptures and decorations for schools, factories, banks and monumental tenement houses in Riga.
481:
226:
Volz spent the rest of his life in Riga apart from the years of World War I, when he and his family were obliged to go into exile in the small town of
1015:
1030:
1010:
1005:
442:) in front of the House of the Blackheads in 1894. The original statue was severely damaged during World War II and later moved out during the
344:
in 1886 and Volz was responsible for the extensive sculptural decoration. The facade had already in the 17th century been decorated with four
1025:
1020:
944:
925:
906:
288:
display characteristics which could certainly link them to the workshop of Volz, it is also known that August Volz himself was dismissive of
414:
165:. The firm of Volz was also responsible for the complete or partial decoration of a number of important public buildings in the city.
468:
The workshop of Volz also designed a similar statue of a knight for the
Bastejkalns park (destroyed) and sculptures of lions in the
461:
surrounded by young boys and dolphins. Like the Roland statue, the fountain was damaged during World War II and restored in 1987 by
443:
375:. The entirety of the interior decoration for the opera was entrusted to Volz, while for the theatre the firm of Volz supplied the
118:
281:
990:
216:
population. In addition to his own work as a sculptor, Volz taught at the Art
Academy of Riga after its establishment in 1906.
387:
337:
322:
162:
123:
134:
The fountain in front of the
Latvian National Opera. Volz designed both the fountain and the interiors of the opera house.
130:
453:
In 1888 a fountain designed and executed by Volz' company was placed in front of the
Latvian National Opera. It draws on
173:
August Franz
Leberecht Volz was born as the eleventh child of shoemaker Johann Volz and his wife Johanne, née Morin, in
256:
403:
360:
447:
1000:
350:
paintings depicting four allegorical figures, and Volz thus created four sculptures representing the same deities:
292:
as a style. It is however known that Volz supplied the sculptural elements of the highly Art
Nouveau buildings by
431:
372:
314:
219:
Volz married his first wife Maria, née Thurm, in 1876. The couple had seven children, of which two died before
178:
122:
The original statue of Roland by Volz (damaged during World War II). A copy stands on the square outside the
326:
965:
488:
399:
368:
223:. Maria died in 1909 and in 1911 Volz married his second wife, Olga, née Kalning. The couple had one son.
88:
395:
380:
450:
in 1984. A copy of the statue is made by EdvÄ«ns KrĆ«miĆĆĄ, and placed at the original position in 1999.
364:
on the corner of the building as well as the two lions at the entrance are from the workshop of Volz.
284:. Archival documentation is lacking, and while several sculptures e.g. on the expressive buildings on
985:
980:
66:
182:
499:
462:
333:. Volz' company subsequently participated in the decoration of an additional two churches in Riga.
205:
193:
201:
426:
62:
469:
346:
940:
921:
902:
875:
865:
376:
293:
30:
248:
197:
142:
394:
surrounded by allegorical figures representing civic and artistic traits. The present-day
341:
158:
446:, it was partially fixed by Estonian sculptor Marija Ehelaide in 1970 and transferred to
386:
Volz workshop also supplied the sculpture group adorning the pediment of the present-day
484:; most of these have however been destroyed or damaged during the violent 20th century.
231:
92:
974:
330:
213:
187:
255:, because the Volz family was to be forcibly "repatriated" to Germany following the
367:
Volz' firm also took active part in supplying decorations for both the present-day
318:
285:
268:
252:
247:
Volz established himself in Riga at a time of great economic expansion of the old
313:
One of the first prestigious commissions given to Volz was the decoration of the
289:
220:
379:
flanking the entrance while the interior decoration was entrusted to the firm
267:
Stylistically, August Volz had been trained in the classical tradition of the
879:
413:
Volz' workshop also provided sculptures for the building of the present-day
276:
174:
150:
58:
960:
355:
227:
454:
297:
492:
407:
391:
351:
272:
230:. This was because Volz had retained his German citizenship and the
524:
458:
149:; 27 February 1851 â 20 June 1926) was a German sculptor. Born in
129:
117:
259:, the firm was sold to the stone-carving firm of Oto Dambekalns.
871:
154:
84:
491:. The company also provided sculptures for the Hludov baths in
340:, underwent a significant alteration to designs by architect
918:
Tallinna Juugendarhitektuur: Jacques Rosenbaum (1878â1944)
544:
542:
667:
665:
300:, and for at least some Art Nouveau buildings in Riga.
108:
100:
73:
40:
21:
275:, Volz' arguably finest works were freestanding
527:(in German). Baltisches Biographisches Lexikon
695:
437:
8:
498:At least one other Baltic German sculptor,
410:and other forms of sculptural decoration.
325:and built in 1876â1884; it is the largest
29:
18:
874:: Jonck & Poliewsky. pp. 11â12.
336:One of Riga's most iconic buildings, the
707:
572:
398:(built as a commercial school) also has
511:
482:manor houses in the Latvian countryside
851:
839:
827:
815:
803:
791:
779:
767:
755:
743:
731:
719:
683:
671:
656:
644:
632:
620:
608:
596:
584:
560:
548:
519:
517:
515:
390:in 1903. It depicts the Greek goddess
7:
939:(3rd ed.). Riga: ADD PROJEKTS.
996:Artists from the Province of Saxony
204:. In 1870, at the outbreak of the
14:
1016:20th-century German male artists
959:
502:, was initially taught by Volz.
282:Art Nouveau architecture in Riga
1031:Prussian Academy of Arts alumni
899:Augusts Volz, Sculptor of Riga
388:Latvian National Museum of Art
161:and sculptures decorating the
1:
1011:20th-century German sculptors
1006:19th-century German sculptors
937:Art Nouveau buildings in Riga
920:. Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum.
916:Hallas-Murula, Karin (2010).
525:"Volz, August Franz Lehrecht"
1026:19th-century Latvian artists
1021:20th-century Latvian artists
867:Lexikon baltischer KĂŒnstler
710:, pp. 34, 51, 69, 164.
444:Soviet occupation of Latvia
415:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
361:Saint George and the Dragon
139:August Franz Leberecht Volz
45:August Franz Leberecht Volz
16:German sculptor (1851â1926)
1047:
95:(present-day Riga, Latvia)
864:Neumann, Wilhelm (1908).
436:on the Town Hall Square (
28:
935:Krastins, Janis (2014).
373:Latvian National Theatre
317:, designed by architect
179:Prussian Academy of Arts
153:, Volz worked mainly in
457:ideas and represents a
338:House of the Blackheads
327:Russian Orthodox Church
323:Byzantine Revival style
257:MolotovâRibbentrop Pact
163:House of the Blackheads
124:House of the Blackheads
991:Artists from Magdeburg
897:Appena, InÄra (2012).
489:Estonian Drama Theatre
438:
402:designed by Volz in a
369:Latvian National Opera
277:sculpture in the round
181:under the tutelage of
146:
135:
127:
89:Governorate of Livonia
968:at Wikimedia Commons
396:Art Academy of Latvia
133:
121:
147:Augusts Francs Folcs
67:German Confederation
854:, pp. 253â265.
842:, pp. 249â523.
806:, pp. 167â171.
734:, pp. 161â165.
722:, pp. 143â145.
659:, pp. 111â121.
500:Karl Hans Bernewitz
206:Franco-Prussian War
35:Volz in early 1900s
696:Hallas-Murula 2010
623:, pp. 95â121.
611:, pp. 95â105.
476:Works outside Riga
448:St. Peter's Church
315:Nativity Cathedral
136:
128:
63:Kingdom of Prussia
1001:Latvian sculptors
964:Media related to
946:978-9934-8318-2-9
927:978-9985-9828-7-7
908:978-9984-807-86-7
901:. Riga: Neputns.
587:, pp. 81â82.
551:, pp. 13â69.
381:Otto & Wassil
294:Jacques Rosenbaum
243:Workshop and firm
116:
115:
1038:
963:
950:
931:
912:
884:
883:
861:
855:
849:
843:
837:
831:
825:
819:
813:
807:
801:
795:
789:
783:
777:
771:
765:
759:
753:
747:
741:
735:
729:
723:
717:
711:
705:
699:
693:
687:
681:
675:
669:
660:
654:
648:
642:
636:
630:
624:
618:
612:
606:
600:
594:
588:
582:
576:
570:
564:
558:
552:
546:
537:
536:
534:
532:
521:
441:
435:
404:Neo-Gothic style
309:Public buildings
296:in neighbouring
198:Friedrich Eggers
191:
80:
55:27 February 1851
54:
52:
33:
19:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1035:
971:
970:
957:
947:
934:
928:
915:
909:
896:
893:
888:
887:
863:
862:
858:
850:
846:
838:
834:
826:
822:
814:
810:
802:
798:
790:
786:
778:
774:
766:
762:
754:
750:
742:
738:
730:
726:
718:
714:
706:
702:
694:
690:
682:
678:
670:
663:
655:
651:
643:
639:
631:
627:
619:
615:
607:
603:
595:
591:
583:
579:
571:
567:
559:
555:
547:
540:
530:
528:
523:
522:
513:
508:
478:
470:VÄrmanes Garden
429:
423:
342:Heinrich Scheel
311:
306:
265:
263:Style and scope
245:
185:
171:
96:
82:
78:
69:
56:
50:
48:
47:
46:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1044:
1042:
1034:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
973:
972:
956:
955:External links
953:
952:
951:
945:
932:
926:
913:
907:
892:
889:
886:
885:
856:
844:
832:
830:, p. 173.
820:
818:, p. 189.
808:
796:
794:, p. 219.
784:
782:, p. 213.
772:
770:, p. 207.
760:
758:, p. 215.
748:
746:, p. 187.
736:
724:
712:
700:
698:, p. 113.
688:
686:, p. 159.
676:
674:, p. 227.
661:
649:
647:, p. 153.
637:
625:
613:
601:
589:
577:
565:
563:, p. 129.
553:
538:
510:
509:
507:
504:
477:
474:
425:Volz made the
422:
419:
310:
307:
305:
302:
264:
261:
249:Hanseatic town
244:
241:
232:Russian Empire
183:Eduard Holbein
170:
167:
114:
113:
110:
109:Known for
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
93:Russian Empire
83:
81:(aged 75)
75:
71:
70:
57:
44:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1043:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
978:
976:
969:
967:
962:
954:
948:
942:
938:
933:
929:
923:
919:
914:
910:
904:
900:
895:
894:
890:
881:
877:
873:
870:(in German).
869:
868:
860:
857:
853:
848:
845:
841:
836:
833:
829:
824:
821:
817:
812:
809:
805:
800:
797:
793:
788:
785:
781:
776:
773:
769:
764:
761:
757:
752:
749:
745:
740:
737:
733:
728:
725:
721:
716:
713:
709:
708:Krastins 2014
704:
701:
697:
692:
689:
685:
680:
677:
673:
668:
666:
662:
658:
653:
650:
646:
641:
638:
635:, p. 81.
634:
629:
626:
622:
617:
614:
610:
605:
602:
599:, p. 91.
598:
593:
590:
586:
581:
578:
575:, p. 17.
574:
573:Krastins 2014
569:
566:
562:
557:
554:
550:
545:
543:
539:
526:
520:
518:
516:
512:
505:
503:
501:
496:
494:
490:
485:
483:
475:
473:
471:
466:
464:
463:Mirdza LukaĆŸa
460:
456:
451:
449:
445:
440:
433:
428:
427:Roland statue
420:
418:
416:
411:
409:
406:, as well as
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
384:
382:
378:
377:Atlas figures
374:
370:
365:
363:
362:
357:
353:
349:
348:
343:
339:
334:
332:
331:Baltic states
328:
324:
320:
316:
308:
303:
301:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
278:
274:
270:
262:
260:
258:
254:
250:
242:
240:
236:
233:
229:
224:
222:
217:
215:
214:Baltic German
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
194:Carl Domschke
189:
184:
180:
176:
168:
166:
164:
160:
159:Roland statue
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
132:
125:
120:
111:
107:
103:
99:
94:
90:
86:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
43:
39:
32:
27:
20:
958:
936:
917:
898:
891:Bibliography
866:
859:
847:
835:
823:
811:
799:
787:
775:
763:
751:
739:
727:
715:
703:
691:
679:
652:
640:
628:
616:
604:
592:
580:
568:
556:
529:. Retrieved
497:
486:
479:
467:
452:
424:
412:
385:
366:
359:
347:trompe-l'Ćil
345:
335:
319:Robert Pflug
312:
286:Alberta iela
269:Academic art
266:
253:World War II
246:
237:
225:
218:
210:
202:Karl Geppert
172:
138:
137:
79:(1926-06-20)
77:20 June 1926
986:1926 deaths
981:1851 births
966:August Volz
852:Appena 2012
840:Appena 2012
828:Appena 2012
816:Appena 2012
804:Appena 2012
792:Appena 2012
780:Appena 2012
768:Appena 2012
756:Appena 2012
744:Appena 2012
732:Appena 2012
720:Appena 2012
684:Appena 2012
672:Appena 2012
657:Appena 2012
645:Appena 2012
633:Appena 2012
621:Appena 2012
609:Appena 2012
597:Appena 2012
585:Appena 2012
561:Appena 2012
549:Appena 2012
439:RÄtslaukums
430: [
290:Art Nouveau
221:World War I
186: [
101:Nationality
23:August Volz
975:Categories
506:References
51:1851-02-27
531:1 October
421:Monuments
235:missing.
175:Magdeburg
169:Biography
151:Magdeburg
112:Sculpting
59:Magdeburg
880:23573969
400:capitals
371:and the
356:Poseidon
228:Tsivilsk
455:Baroque
408:reliefs
329:in the
298:Tallinn
273:reliefs
143:Latvian
943:
924:
905:
878:
493:Moscow
392:Athena
352:Hermes
104:German
459:nymph
434:]
321:in a
304:Works
190:]
941:ISBN
922:ISBN
903:ISBN
876:OCLC
872:Riga
533:2017
200:and
155:Riga
85:Riga
74:Died
41:Born
977::
664:^
541:^
514:^
495:.
472:.
465:.
432:lv
383:.
354:,
196:,
192:,
188:de
145::
91:,
87:,
65:,
61:,
949:.
930:.
911:.
882:.
535:.
141:(
126:.
53:)
49:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
