Free sculpture "Der Fischer" (The Fisherman)

This free sculpture "Der Fischer" (The Fisherman), made in 1887 from Carrara marble, comes from the Altona sculptor Johannes Uhde. Inspired by the ballad "Der Fischer" by Johann W. von Goethe in 1778, it is the sculptural embodiment of a line of verse. Originally created for Donner Castle, the sculpture was a gift from Baron Conrad Hinrich K. von Donner, first to the Altona Museum, and later to Jenisch House. Uhde first created a small model which he then fleshed out into a life-sized piece. The marble block came from Italy and was worked by the artist in Dresden. Inspired by the ballad "Der Fischer" by Johann W. von Goethe (1778), it is the sculptural embodiment of the penultimate line of verse "...halb zog sie ihn, halb sank er hin..." ("half drawn by her he glided in.")