Emil Wolff (1802–1879) was a 19th-century German sculptor and occasional artist in oil paints.

Emil Wolff, self-portrait 1828
Thomas Fowell Buxten by Emil Wolff 1839, Albertinum, Dresden
Hermes
Prince Albert in the Louvre

He is well-represented in galleries across Europe.

Life

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He was born in Berlin on 2 March 1802. From 1815 he studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. He won a scholarship to study in Rome in 1822 under Bertel Thorwaldsen.[1]

In 1854 King Friedrich Wilhelm IV purchased "Najade" for erection at Sanssouci. This was removed in 1985 due to erosion but replaced with a replica in 2017.[2]

In 1865 he exhibited at the Dublin International Exhibition.[3]

He died in Rome on 29 September 1879.

Family

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His maternal uncle was the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ Alfred Gotthold Meyer: Wolff, Emil . In: General German Biography (ADB). Vol. 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, pp. 28-31.
  2. ^ Potsdamer Latest news from 12.8.17 author: Anne-Kathrin Fischer
  3. ^ "Emil Wolff - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951".
  4. ^ "Emil Wolff | Artnet".