“Ebergruppe” (Wild Boar Group) by Paul Kratz, 1900ca
Nizzaufer
Frankfurt, September 2024
“Two wild boars in fighting pose stand on the Main riverside. Sculptor Paul Kratz was a precise observer of how male wild boars fight against each other in the mating season. What we see depicted here in great detail and true to nature is the pushing match, shoulder against shoulder that typically follows a special posturing gait. A former student of the Städel Academy, Kratz was known for his outstanding animal sculptures. He lived mainly in Frankfurt/Main. In World War II, his studio in Bethmann Park was almost completely destroyed in a bombing raid and only a few bronze sculptures survived. In addition to the Ebergruppe (Wild Boar Group) (around 1900) another of his animals is located in Frankfurt’s public space, namely the Panther (1930) in the Palmengarten.” (Ebergruppe, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Frankfurt)
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