Emil Cauer the Younger

Emil Cauer the Younger was a German sculptor, known for his monuments and fountains in Berlin.

Life and work

He was born to the sculptor Karl Cauer and his wife Elisabeth Magdalene. His grandfather, Emil, was the first of a long line of sculptors in the Cauer family. He had four brothers, who all became artists: Robert, Ludwig and Hugo, who were also sculptors, and, who was a painter.
His first lessons were in his father's studio, followed by studies in Rome, from 1886 to 1887, at the workshop belonging to his uncle, Robert. In 1888, he went to Berlin, where he completed his studies with Otto Lessing at the. After that, he worked as a freelance sculptor, which included several stays in the United States, in St. Louis, where his family had professional connections. From 1893, he divided his time between Berlin and Bad Kreuznach.
In 1898, he finally opened his own studio in Berlin. He mostly produced portrait busts, but also received some commissions for public statues. In 1899, for the city of Hagen, he designed a six-meter bronze monument to Kaiser Friedrich III. Three years later, he designed the seven meter stone and bronze Drei-Kaiser-Brunnen, also for Hagen.
Most of his notable works were done for Berlin. This includes two more prominent fountains; the Erika-Brunnen, on the Adam-Kuckhoff-Platz in the Wilmersdorf district, and the Neo-Baroque style Siegfried-Brunnen, a sandstone sculpture on the, also in Wilmersdorf. One of his largest works is the Kriegerdenkmal für gefallene Feldeisenbahner, on the Invalidenstraße in the courtyard of the former Royal Museum of Transport and Construction at the Hamburger Bahnhof.
In 1906, he moved to Darmstadt to join his brother, Robert. There, he specialized in reliefs, many with religious subjects, for public and private clients, although he continued to produce busts. He was named a Professor by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig in 1916.