2001. Bronze, green patinated. On the lower edge of the base artist's signature, numbered copy '6/20', foundry stamp 'GUSS WITTKAMP ELMENHORST'. H. 35,5 cm, 16,5 x 17,5 cm. - Painter, graphic artist a. sculptor. E. began an apprenticeship as lithographer that he could not finish because of military service. After the war he studied at the Hamburg academy under W. Grimm and I. Hauptmann. In contrast to contemporary trends he adhered to figurative art. Study trips to Spain and Greece enriched his paintings with the glowing colours of the South. Since 1980 E. turned his focus towards the sculptural design. Mus.: Hamburg, Munich, Schleswig (SHLM), Emden a. others. Lit.: Der Neue Rump, Heydorn a. others.