August Ludwig Weizenberg (6 April 1837 – 22 November 1921) was an

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n sculptor.

Life

Weizenberg was born in the inn of Ritsike, near

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, southeast Estonia. Weizenberg's father was a shoemaker and he learnt how to carve wood in

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from 1858 to 1862. During the 1860s, he worked as a cabinetmaker in

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and

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, he travelled to

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, where he was trained by Alexander von Bock. He later studied at the

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, and from 1870 to 1873 at the

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. From 1873 to 1890, he lived in

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Works

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'', 1920

References

* Jüri Hain: ''Eesti kunsti suurus ja viletsus. 150 aastat August Weizenbergi sünnist.'' In: ''

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'' Nr 4 (1987), S. 528–539 * Heini Paas: ''August Weizenberg 1837–1921.'' Tallinn 1999.

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