Sculpture Park Engelbrecht

The Sculpture Park Erich Engelbrecht is located at the Château des Fougis, 03220 Thionne, department of Allier, France, and displays monumental works by the German artist Erich Engelbrecht.

The park is set in the gardens and former farming fields of the Château des Fougis, bought by the artist in 2001, with the idea of creating an open exhibition of his monumental sculptures.

Erich Engelbrecht

Erich Engelbrecht (Bielefeld, 27 October 1928 – Vichy, France, 21 July 2011) was a German artist who left a multitude of works in the fields of painting, graphics, tapestry, sculpture, architecture and poetry.

Erich had originally studied engineering, with post-graduate engineering and economics. When already a consulting engineer, he decided to study philosophy and art history, and moved to Munich, where he meet his future wife, a study mate.

Construction

The first sculptures arrived in 2002 and until his death in 2011 he managed to create an open exhibition of 29 large sculptures (the last one arriving just after his death).

All sculptures were produced in Germany and transported by road to Fougis, where they were finally assembled.

Two sculptures positioned at the entrance of the park were produced during the 1980s, and came to the present place after originally guarding the entrance of his property in Germany for nearly a decade and being exhibited in Hamburg-Altona (Altonaer Balkon) for nearly another decade. These two sculptures belong to his wife's private collection.

Some sculptures are distributed around the Château des Fougis, and others follow a path designed by the artist.

List of Sculptures

List of Sculptures in the park with height, weight and finishing

# Name Year Height (m) Weight (t) Finishing
1 The Blacksmith 2002 10.0 112.00 raw steel
2 He boasts himself off 2002 7.0 17.75 raw steel
3 The Bird and the Son of the Bird 2003 5.0 12.00 polychrome
4 Frail 2004 7.0 27.93 black
5 Circonspect 2004 12.0 37.80 white
6 Icarus 2004 9.0 61.45 white
7 Chieftain sharp Tongue 2004 7.0 27.10 white
8 Mundalin's Return 2005 9.0 56.64 white
9 Elvira (red) 2006 7.8 15.36 polychrome
10 The Pistol and the Victim 2005 5.0 8.00 polychrome
11 Imploring 2005 7.0 24.16 white
12 The Ordeal 2006 7.0 31.12 white
13 The Accuser 2006 5.0 6.32 white
14 The Lesson 2006 8.0 31.19 black
15 The Scribe 2006 7.1 9.18 white
16 The Feeler 2006 7.8 14.69 white
17 The Lying Dragon 2006 3.6 27.32 polychrome
18 It is Difficult to Fly 2006 7.2 12.98 black
19 The Horse-necked King 2006 7.0 27.73 blue
20 He's a Lucky Guy! 2006 7.5 21.84 yellow
21 The Knight with the Duck 2009 7.0 25.34 blue
22 The Annihilation of the Elephants 2009 7.0 28.71 black
23 The Princess and the Dragon 2007 11.6 103,02 beige
24 Dancing Berserk, Lookalike 2007 7.8 27.95 raw steel
25 Dancing Berserk, Night Owl 2007 7.6 28.10 raw steel
26 Elvira (blue) 2009 12.0 49.77 polychrome
27 Split but still as one 2011 2.2 0.42 black
28 Dancing Berserk, Lookalike end 1980's 4.5 6.26 raw steel
29 Dancing Berserk, Night Owl end 1980's 4.4 6.25 raw steel

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