Beethoven monuments of the 19th and 20th century

Sublime, Quaint or Modern

1926 - 1938

Peter Christian Breuer's Beethoven monument

Peter Christian Breuer / Friedrich Diederich: Beethoven sculpture at the Rheinaue in Bonn (1926-1938)
Peter Christian Breuer / Friedrich Diederich: Beethoven sculpture at the Rheinaue in Bonn (1926-1938)

Eventually, only one element from Breuer's model was actually realised in a larger format. Fritz Diederich, a long-time assistant of Breuer's created Beethoven's figure in granite. After Breuer's death, the scuplture was displayed in public at the 'Alte Zoll' in Bonn. In 1949, it was removed and put up for display again in 1977 - this time at the 'Rheinaue' in Bonn.

Peter Christian Breuer / Friedrich Diederich: Beethoven sculpture at the Rheinaue in Bonn (1926-1938)