About Roswitha Naßhan-Weber

Sculptor and autodidact

I often have the feeling that the sculptures that grow out of my fingertips are a part of myself."

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In February 1944, her childhood was overshadowed by the accidental bombing of her parents' house in Lautzkirch. She was buried and spent a long time in hospital. The local priest encouraged her to paint and draw from an early age.

She began painting and drawing in the 1960s - now married and the mother of two children - but turned to sculpture in 1976. She continued her education with courses at the European Art Academy in Trier. She found her own style in works made of clay and bronze. The sensitive depictions and work names of her abstract sculptures ("Geborgen", "Eingebettet") seem like the processing of her traumatic childhood experiences. In contrast, some of her animal depictions and, above all, the cheeky Elwetritsch show another part of her emotional world, which comes across with a humorous wink.

The artist has won prizes including the Grand Prix de Sculpture de Sarreguemines.

Written by: Dr Jutta Schwan, art historian in the cultural management of the Saarpfalz district

_{Published:03.09.2025; Last updated: 31.03.2026.}