Enten

Enten is a sculpture in Germany showing ducks gathered closely together, their rounded bodies shaped with lifelike detail. Smooth surfaces trace the wings and curved necks as the group rests in a quiet lakeshore-like scene. Open space around the figures strengthens the impression of stillness, while the solid form gives the moment lasting weight. Wheelchair access makes the artwork approachable.

Its connection reaches back to Alexander Koester’s lifelong study of ducks near his family home in South Tyrol. Before painting, he trained as a pharmacist and later studied at the Karlsruhe Academy. From 1908, journeys around a large lake brought him wide water surfaces, feathers, ripples, and changing light. Hundreds of duck drawings and paintings led into this three-dimensional form, which preserves his close observation of nature. The subject became so central that people later knew him as “Enten Koester.”