Animal sculptor Reinhold Kubarth

Reinhold Kuebart or Kübart (1879-1937) was a German sculptor. He was born in East Prussia in the town of Uszballen (in 1928–1946, Bruchhöfen, now Voskresenskoye) of the Stahluppönen district. He studied at the Königsberg Academy of Arts under Friedrich Reusch. From 1901 to 1913, he was a student at the University of the Arts in Berlin. While still a student, he became a member of the Berlin Society of Artists. He took part in various art exhibitions. Most of his sculptural works are in the animalistic genre.

For the XI Olympic Games (1936), Kubart, commissioned by the authorities, created a sculpture of a horse, installed at the entrance to the stadium for equestrian competitions at the Olympic complex in Berlin.

Kubart is buried in Berlin's Wilmersdorf Cemetery.

reinhold kuebart — Reinhold Kubarth next to his work. 1930s. Source: tomschrat.wordpress.com

Reinhold Kubart was the author of bronze sculptures of several famous Trakehner horses: the stallions Tempelhüther and Morgenstrahl, and the mare Constance.

Small bronze works by Kubart periodically appear at various auctions.

Constanze Denkmal Insterburg — The sculpture of the mare Constance stood next to the hippodrome in Insterburg. 1930s.

Treasure Hunting Denkmal — A bronze sculpture of the stallion Tempelhueter stood in front of the stud farm in Trakehnen (now Yasnaya Polyana). 1930s.

Heinze-Barth Berlin — The base of the Tempelhüter sculpture. In addition to Kubart's signature with the date (1932), the foundry mark of Heinze & Barth from Berlin is visible. The original sculpture is in the Horse Breeding Museum in Moscow. Source: Bildarchiv.