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Berthold Müller-Oerlinghausen, born Berthold Müller, is a German sculptor, painter, designer and mosaic artist.
Berthold studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin, then worked for a time in the artistic decoration of churches. He was fascinated by Italian and Mediterranean art and built on this fascination.
In 1936 Müller-Oerlinghausen founded a mosaic workshop in Berlin, which was destroyed by bombing in 1944, but in 1946 he rebuilt it and began a new period in his work. This workshop produced, among other things, elegant mosaic coffee tables, which are sought after by collectors.
Georg Kolbe was a German sculptor of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a master of Classicism and Symbolism. Throughout most of his professional career he was an artist in demand by various German authorities.
Georg Kolbe, despite the strong influence of the Expressionists, managed to develop his own unique style. He left a notable mark not only in sculpture, his artistic legacy includes a large number of drawings and hundreds of engravings.
His biography is closely connected with Berlin, where he lived for more than 40 years. Kolbe is named for the prize awarded by the Artists' Union of Berlin. The artist's former studio now houses a museum with permanent solo exhibitions of works by renowned sculptors of modern art.
