Anatol Herzfeld, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anatol Herzfeld

German sculptor and mixed media artist

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1931

Place of Birth: Chernyakhovsk, Russia

Date of Death: 10-May-2019

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Anatol Herzfeld (born Karl-Heinz Herzfeld; 21 January 1931 – 10 May 2019) was a German sculptor and mixed-media artist, and also a policeman.
A student of Joseph Beuys, he primarily used wood, iron and stone as materials.
As an artist, he simply signed Anatol.
He received attention for a happening, crossing the Rhine in a boat he created with Beuys, after Beuys had been expelled from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Anatol lived and worked on the Museum Insel Hombroich.
His monumental sculptures were presented at the documenta in Kassel several times, and at the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, among others.
Some of them are at international locations such as the National Assembly in Paramaribo, Suriname.
On the occasion of his 80th birthday, two exhibitions were staged in his honour, one about him as an artist, the other as a policeman.