Boy on a Donkey
Right next to the stairs leading to Zschopauer Straße stands the “Boy on a Donkey,” a shell limestone sculpture by Emil Mund, erected around 1940. It was restored in 2015 because the boy's head had been severed. Emil Mund, born in Berlin in 1884, lived in Chemnitz as a freelance sculptor from 1924 onwards, where he was a member and art curator of the Chemnitz Art Hut. He exhibited together with Marianne Brandt, the famous metal designer, and the painter Martha Schrag, as well as with Bruno Ziegler and Heinrich Brenner, who created the sculptural elements at the Agricola Gymnasium, presented in Station 10.
number: E18 von 20
title: Boy on a Donkey
artist: Emil Mund
year of creation: 1940
material: Muschelkalk, Skulptur
Coming from the park, the sculpture is located on the left side of the stairs leading to Zschopauer Straße. The figure faces the street. We describe the sculpture as seen from the front. The group of figures stands on a pedestal. The sculpture consists of a boy sitting on a donkey. We will first describe the boy. The boy has his hands resting on the donkey's torso. His bare feet lie flat on the pedestal. His legs are at roughly a right angle. The boy is looking past the donkey to the left. His face looks friendly, he is smiling. He is wearing shorts and a summer sweater with short sleeves and a collar. Now to the donkey: it is lying down, its belly resting on the pedestal. Its right front leg is bent upwards and its hooves are raised. Its left front leg is bent and resting on the pedestal. Its ears are pointed to the side. The figures are very finely and realistically crafted. The shell limestone material gives the surface a large-pored texture.
Accessibility: easily accessible,
Note: to the left of the stairs to Zschopauer Straße
Tactility: easily tactile