Adolf Sautter

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Adolf Sautter (born October 30, 1872 in Pforzheim ; † March 6, 1956 in Pforzheim) was a German sculptor .

Life

Adolf Sautter to prepare attended the teacher from the age of 14, the preparatory school in Gengenbach and began in 1892 as assistant teacher in Donaueschingen . It is testified that he worked as a part-time church organist and gymnastics teacher. In 1894 he quit his job and began studying to be a drawing teacher at the Badische Kunstgewerbeschule in Pforzheim . He later switched to the Kunstgewerbeschule Karlsruhe , where he a. a. studied with Hermann Volz and Max Laeuger . During this time, a study visit also took him to Paris .

From March 1899 he held the position of teacher for drawing and modeling at the Pforzheim School of Applied Arts; in 1906 he was appointed professor. Shortly afterwards, he took a year off and went on a study trip to Italy.

In 1935 he ended his career.

Works (selection)

Sautter created numerous tombstones and monuments as well as sculptures on church buildings. However, Sautter's importance remained limited to his places of activity, Pforzheim and Karlsruhe. His well-known works include:

  • 1902: Portrait medallion of Johannes Reuchlin for the Reuchlin-Gymnasium Pforzheim
  • 1903: Mythical animals and heads for the Grand Ducal District Office in Pforzheim
  • 1908: Bronze relief for the Beichel tomb in Karlsruhe
  • 1912: Christ figure at the Christ Church in Pforzheim
  • 1913: Christ figure on the portal of the Luther House in Pforzheim (destroyed)
  • around 1924: bust of Fritz Schwerdt

literature

  • LE Kemmer: The sculptor Adolf Sautter. In: Ekkhart, year book for the Badner Land , born in 1927, G. Braun Verlag, Karlsruhe 1927, pp. 30–35.
  • Peter Lufft: The sculptor Adolf Sautter. In: Professor Adolf Sautter's memorial exhibition. Exhibition catalog, Pforzheim 1962.
  • Karl Schollmayer: The person and the teacher Adolf Sautter. In: Professor Adolf Sautter's memorial exhibition. Exhibition catalog, Pforzheim 1962.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christoph Timm: Pforzheim. Cultural monuments in the urban area. Regional culture publishing house, Pforzheim 2004, ISBN 3-89735-221-4 .
  2. ↑ Anett Beckmann: Mental history and aesthetic investigations of the sculptural tombs of the Karlsruhe main cemetery. Universitätsverlag, Karlsruhe 2006, ISBN 3-86644-032-4 , p. 166.
  3. ^ Bronze cast of the bust of Fritz Schwerdt, a pupil of Adolf Sautter
personal data
SURNAME Sautter, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Pforzheim
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1956
Place of death Pforzheim