Works in the Public Space

In Neumarkt, the city of the sculptor’s childhood and youth from 1933 to 1952, four sculptures from different work phases accent the public space. 

The “Fischbrunnen” (“Fish Fountain”) from 1961 is the first work the sculptor created for the public space shortly after receiving his university degree. This fountain is at the Theo-Betz-Platz in front of the former Secondary School, now the Erwin Lesch Special School, in which Lothar Fischer obtained his Abitur (equivalent of a high school diploma) in 1952 (intersection of Ingolstädter Straße/Badstraße). Already one year later, he received his second commission from Neumarkt. In 1962, the cement mural “Wagenlenker” (“Charioteer”) was designed for the stairwell of his former school. It is regarded as his main work of his SPUR period (1957 – 1965). Since the grand opening of the museum in 2004, this important work is on permanent loan from the county in the foyer of the museum. In 1990, the ensemble “Stehende als Dreiergruppe” (“Standing Trio”) and the fountain composition “Büste als Vierergruppe” (“Bust Quartet”) are located on the Oberer Markt (Upper Market) in front of City Hall.

In the course of the reconstruction of Neumarkt’s Residenzplatz, Lothar Fischer designed the fountain composition “Drei Reiter” (“Three Horsemen”), which thematically and urbanisticly draw from the historical ensemble. Moreover, while constructing the museum, two large sculptures of Lothar Fischer’s were installed. The sculpture “Sitzendes Paar” (“Sitting Couple”) is in the forecourt of the museum and the iron sculpture “Großer männlicher Kopf” (“Large Male Head”) is on opposite side at the Schlossweiher (Castle Pond).

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the museum, the family van de Loo donated “Humpty-Dumpty sits on a horse” (1964/65), one of the rare stone works Lothar Fischer made. The sculpture stands on the southeast side of the museum and connects it with the City Park, in which a sculpture path is planned.

Lothar Fischer’s sculptures are at prominent places, in courtyards, and recreation areas of many larger and smaller cities, giving distinctive accents. His works can be found in Hamburg, Lübeck, Munich and Stuttgart, amongst others.

In 1996, in connection with the competition “Kunst am Bau” (“Art on Buildings”), the Enigma-Variationen (Enigma-Variations) were created at the Meßberghof in Hamburg. Not only the cast models, but also the competition models made from terracotta are on display in the museum. As in Hamburg so also in Lübeck, Fischer’s sculptures make an immediate connection with the local architecture: as niche figures “Adam und Eva” (“Adam and Eve”) flank the entrance of the St. Annen Museum for Art and Cultural History since 2002.