Education
Boese was originally trained as a wood carver, then attended the vocational school in Gleiwitz. In 1877, he enrolled at the Prussian Academy of Arts where he studied sculpture with Fritz Schaper.
Boese was originally trained as a wood carver, then attended the vocational school in Gleiwitz. In 1877, he enrolled at the Prussian Academy of Arts where he studied sculpture with Fritz Schaper.
After five years, he joined the Master Class taught by Albert Wolff. However, Boese"s true wish was to become an architect and he attempted to approach that goal by providing small sculptures for building projects. lieutenant wasn"t until the early 1890s that, swayed by public recognition and several more awards, Biese decided to devote himself to monumental sculptures.
In 1887, he had created a small figure called "Kaiser Wilhelm I with a Magnifying Glass" that attracted the attention and, eventually, the patronage of Kaiser Wilhelm World War II When applications were being taken for work on the Siegesallee (Victory Avenue) project, Boese received a commission without going through the selection process.
The figures were severely damaged in World World War II and are currently at the Spandau Citadel. In 1902, Boese"s monument to Kaiser Friedrich III in Posen gained him a professorship at the Academy.
He was later awarded the Order of the Red Eagle (fourth class). 1888 Berlin-Neukölln, War memorial in the Columbiadamm Cemetery.
1894/95 Berlin-Mitte, Statue of Friedrich I, currently in the Neues Palais, Potsdam
1897/98 Liegnitz, Equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I, Breslauer Platz.
(destroyed in 1945)
1900 Wuppertal, statue of Wilhelm I in the Barmer Ruhmeshalle. 1909 Ratibor, Seated statue of Joseph von Eichendorff. 1910 Sigmaringen, Equestrian statue of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, in the Leopoldsplatz
1916 Berlin-Kreuzberg, Grave memorial for the actress Anna Schramm in the Friedhof der Jerusalem und Neuen Kirche.
He was a member of several professional and cultural organizations, including the "Society for the History of Berlin" and the "Association of Berlin Artists".