Magdalene Kreßner

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Magdalene "Ebbi" Kreßner (born October 3, 1899 in Schweizerthal near Chemnitz , † May 18, 1975 in Radebeul ) was a German sculptor .

Live and act

Relief by Magdalene Kreßner on Blochmannstrasse 1 in Dresden
Relief by Magdalene Kreßner at the entrance to the orthopedic clinic in Dresden-Johannstadt.

Magdalene Kreßner studied from 1921 to 1927 at the Art Academy Berlin-Charlottenburg with Wilhelm Gerstel , then until 1930 at the Art Academy Dresden as a master student of Karl Albiker .

She worked as a freelancer in Dresden until 1945, and her studio and early works were destroyed in the air raids on Dresden on February 13, 1945. She moved to Radebeul on Eduard-Bilz-Str. 42 ( Oberlößnitz ) into a residential studio.

Kreßner was mainly active in the field of building-related art , many works have mythological or biblical themes. In 1955/1956 she created the oak crucifixion group for the Radebeul-Ost cemetery . Further works are the sculpture "Three Generations" (owned by the State Art Collections), "Dancer Salkowski", but also illustrations for Thomas Mann's "Joseph and His Brothers".

Magdalene Kreßner was buried in the Burgstädt cemetery.

Works

  • Relief at the orthopedic clinic in Dresden-Johannstadt, which was rebuilt in 1953/54 according to designs by the architects Alexander Künzer and Wolfgang Klossek.
  • Relief on the house at Blochmannstrasse 1 .
  • Standing woman (nude with cloth), 1947 to 1975 in Dresden; State art collections .
  • Three generations, 1967 in Dresden; state-owned art collection
  • Statuette of a dancer “Peer Gynt”, 1974 in Dresden; state-owned art collection
  • Children with dolls, in Dresden before 1953; state-owned art collection
  • various other figures.

literature

  • Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .
  • Karin Gerhardt: Magdalene Kreßner 1899–1975: sculptures, reliefs, drawings, woodcuts, collages; Memorial exhibition on the occasion of the 100th birthday from March 19 to April 15, 1999. Radebeul 1999.
  • Maren Gündel: »Ebbi« from Eduard-Bilz-Strasse; Memory of the sculptor Magdalene Kreßner. In: Radebeuler Official Journal 10/14, p. 6 (with a photo of the crucifixion group in the Radebeul-Ost cemetery chapel ).

Web links

Commons : Magdalene Kreßner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kressner, Magdalene, draft for the orthopedic clinic in Dresden-Johannstadt, entrance gable, detail of the seated dancer ( memento from June 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: europeana.eu
  2. ↑ University Hospital. In: dresdner-stadtteile.de. December 2, 1901, accessed December 30, 2014 .
  3. ^ Walter May , Werner Pampel and Hans Konrad: Architectural Guide GDR, Dresden District . VEB Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin 1979. p. 44 No. 51 (1) (residential development Blochmannstrasse 1-19).
  4. ↑ "Magdalene Kreßner, Musizierende Kinder, Relief (1955) The multi-figure relief on the head building, which closes the block to the east against Blochmannstrasse, comes from Magdalene Kreßner." ( Simone Simpson: Between cultural commission and artistic autonomy: Dresden sculptures of the 1950s and 1960s Böhlau, p. 142 )
  5. ↑ Simone Simpson: Between cultural mandate and artistic autonomy. Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar, 2008, ISBN 9783412201012 , p. 142. Restricted preview in the Google book search
  6. ↑ Standing woman (nude with cloth) ( Memento from June 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: europeana.eu
  7. ↑ a b c Artist - SKD Online Collection. (No longer available online.) In: skd.museum. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014 ; accessed on December 30, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / skd-online-collection.skd.museum
  8. ↑ Children with dolls - SKD Online Collection. (No longer available online.) In: skd.museum. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014 ; accessed on December 30, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / skd-online-collection.skd.museum
  9. ↑ Seated dancer ( Memento from June 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: europeana.eu
  10. ↑ Dancer ( Memento from June 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: europeana.eu
  11. ↑ From the ballet "Medusa" (after the rehearsal by the Saxony State Theater) ( Memento from June 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: europeana.eu
  12. ↑ Relief for the Dresden orthopedic clinic: plaster model 2nd version ( memento from June 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: europeana.eu
  13. ↑ Magdalene Kressner ( Memento from June 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: europeana.eu
personal data
SURNAME Kreßner, Magdalene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kreßner, Ebbi (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Schweizerthal near Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1975
Place of death Radebeul