SEE THE WORK OF PETER
LIPMAN-WULF

Peter Lipman-wulf (1905-)
The piece displayed here was carved by Peter Lipman-Wulf over a ten year period (1937-1947). He was born in 1905 into a Jewish family that had converted to Christianity before his birth. His father was a well known lawyer and expected his son to follow in his foot steps. His mother was a famous artist of the period. At the age of 15 he moved to Oberammaergau in Bavaria where he apprenticed to one of the leading wood carvers of the day. He remained there for two years. He received his MBA from the Berlin State University and was expected to succeed his professor as the official State Sculptor of Berlin. He had received many prizes and had already been given several commissions of stone sculptures for the city of Berlin. In 1933 with Hitler in power he left Germany for France. He was interred in Camp des Milles in 1939 and was released in 1940. He escaped from Paris in 1942 and went to live in Switzerland with his daughter and Swiss wife. After the war he returned to Rome and finished carving the Crucifixion. In total he had given four working years to this task. Obviously the war had interrupted his work. In 1947 the French government sent the Crucifixion to South America and ultimately after much adventure the Crucifixion was sent to New York. In 1953 it was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the director commented that, "to be in the presence of Mr. Lipman-wulf's Crucifixion is both a sobering and exalting experience."

To find out more about Peter Lipman-Wulf's work of his alterpiece you can contact:
Peter Rose Gallery at 212.759-8173 or
Email: ART@PETERROSEGALLERY.COM