Eva II / Eve II
Gerhard Marcks’s Eve by looks back on an eventful history: The artist had already created a plaster model of the sculpture in 1938. After a bombing, it was recovered from the rubble of his studio as a torso and then buried by American soldiers to protect it from further destruction. In 1947, Marcks completed the figure as Eve II. Today, there are a total of four bronze castings (see: Busch, Günter (ed.) das Plastische Werk, Berlin 1977, p. 336, cat. no. 488). This sculpture was installed as part of the 2002 redesign of Adenauerplatz.
Impressed by the sculptures of antiquity, Marcks began working with the human figure in 1928 after having mainly worked with animal figures in the past. Eve’s classical, assured pose is reminiscent of a kore from an ancient temple; at the same time, her stance is less static and incorporates natural movement. She confidently presents her undressed, female physique, while her slightly abstracted facial features give her an introverted expression. In this way, Eve II doesn’t come across as an individual female figure, but instead represents the principle of a timeless femininity.
Gerhard Marcks
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Mönchengladbach, Adenauerplatz, Kaiserstraße
