Robert Cauer
Born 3 January 1863
Died 28 February 1947
Active: 1863 - 1865
Country of birth and death: Germany
Sculptor
He was the son of Carl Cauer and brother of Ludwig Cauer. He may have exhibited work at the Royal Academy in 1869-70 but this is more likely to be his grandfather, Carl Cauer. More details of the family are given in Ludgwig's record.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
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Dr John Brown
1863
Locations
Address Bad Kreuznach | View on map
1863 (Circa)
This is where the Cauer family of sculptors were located
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Thirty-Seventh, 1863
Multiple works
Exhibited at International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, Dublin, 1865
p. 105, no. 100. 'Bacchante' - Colossal bust in marble.
Offered for sale 100-0-0.
p. 112, no. 233. 'Little Red Riding Hood' - Plaster.
[Located] in Zollverein Court.
Offered for sale 1-5-0.
p. 112, no. 234. ' Dornroschen Pricked by falling on the spindle when asleep' - model in plaster.
[Located] in Zollverein Court.
Offered for sale, to be executed in marble 250-0-0.
p. 112, no. 235. The Babes in the Wood' - Plaster.
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of Ludwig Cauer
May be connected to Carl or Robert Cauer
This may be the work of Robert Cauer but more likely that of Carl Cauer Snr
Sources
Official Catalogue of Dublin International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures 1865
1865
p. 105, no. 100. 'Bacchante' - Colossal bust in marble.
Offered for sale 100-0-0.
p. 112, no. 233. 'Little Red Riding Hood' - Plaster.
[Located] in Zollverein Court.
Offered for sale 1-5-0.
p. 112, no. 234. ' Dornroschen Pricked by falling on the spindle when asleep' - model in plaster.
[Located] in Zollverein Court.
Offered for sale, to be executed in marble 250-0-0.
p. 112, no. 235. The Babes in the Wood' - Plaster.
The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990: A dictionary of artists and their work in the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Scottish Academy. Volume 1, A-D
1991
p. 290
Address given as Kreuznach (Germany)
Citing this record
'Robert Cauer', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib6_1204642267, accessed 09 Jun 2023]
