Ernst Seger (1868 - 1939)

Ernst Seger

Ernst Seger was a German sculptor and medalist, professor.

Seger studied at the Breslau School of Art with Robert Hertel and Christian Behrens, he also studied in Paris, and from the late 1880s he first executed large commissions for public monuments. The sculptor worked in Auguste Rodin's studio in Paris before opening his own studio in Berlin. Ernst Seger became famous primarily for his Art Nouveau female nudes.