Arthur Lewin-Funcke

From 1895 to 1897, he lived and worked at the Villa Strohl-Fern in Rome, then went to the Académie Julian in Paris to complete his studies with Denys Puech.

In 1901, he founded the Studienateliers für Malerei und Plastik (painting and sculpture school) in Berlin.

Some of his works depicting children were used as models for toys, notably by the doll makers, Kämmer & Reinhardt [de].

This can be verified in the case of a group, depicting Martin Luther and some associates, that stood in front of the parish hall in Berlin-Zehlendorf.

In 1943, it was officially declared a "Metallspende des deutschen Volkes [de]" (metal donation of the German people) and dismantled.