Adolf Schwarz (sculptor)

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Adolf Ignaz Schwarz (born September 18, 1855 in Spittelgrund , Bohemia; † February 6, 1913 in Dresden ) was a German-Bohemian sculptor.

Grave monument of the sculptor Adolf Schwarz next to his brother Anton Schwarz

Life

Adolf Schwarz was born in Spittelgrund No. 3 near Grottau an der Neisse in northern Bohemia. He was the sixth son of field gardener Wenzel Schwarz and Anna Bernert. He was baptized in the Roman Catholic Creed in the parish church of St. Bartholomew in Grottau. There were five brothers of the 16 children who had the profession of sculptor and history painter. The bishop of Dresden-Bautzen, her uncle Franz Bernert , financed and promoted her education and provided for a degree.

Adolf Schwarz married Maria Karolina Kunze. The marriage remained childless. In 1897 Schwarz came to Dresden as the last of his artistic brothers. The couple had lived there at Camelienstraße 1 since 1899. The “Fa. Gebr. Schwarz ".

Adolf Schwarz was buried on February 6, 1913 in the Johannisfriedhof in Dresden-Tolkewitz (Lg. 1.B.1.2), where the grave monument can still be seen today. The bust of Christ on the couple's tombstone comes from his studio.

Act

Adolf Schwarz had a number of artistically gifted and active brothers. Particularly noteworthy is his oldest brother Franz Schwarz , who was also a sculptor. Another brother, Joseph Schwarz, worked for a while in Franz Schwarz's studio. Another was the well-known and very productive painter Franz Wenzel Schwarz . Adolf Schwarz had a special relationship with his similarly old brother Anton Schwarz . Both worked together since 1897. You ran a studio in Dresden under the name “Fa. Gebr. Schwarz ".

Alongside Franz Schwarz, Adolf Schwarz was one of the most influential sculptors from Bohemia in the second half of the 19th century. There was further cooperation between the brothers. For example, some designs come from Wenzel Schwarz, or sculptures were signed with “Gebrüder Schwarz” long before the studio was founded by Adolf and Anton Schwarz. The work of the brothers cannot always be clearly assigned, especially since many monuments, sources and documents were lost in the two world wars.

Works

To 1900

  • 1883: Virgin Mary statue on the basilica in Philippsdorf : It is a 2.80 meter tall statue of Panna Maria Filipovská (roughly translated: "Philippsdorfer Virgin Mary"). It stands at a height of 20 meters in a niche above the main portal of the minor basilica of the Helpful Virgin Mary. It was created from Pirna sandstone by Anton and Adolf Schwarz.
  • 1887: Villa Eduard Hielle (Vila Eduarda Hielleho): On the road to Rybniště (Teichstatt near Krásná Lípa (Schönlinde)) is the former palace of Elisabeth Hielle-Dittrich, built in the years 1885–1887 in the neo-Renaissance style by the Dresden architects Lossow & Vieweger . Today also referred to as "vila Eduarda Hielleho". The house has a richly figured interior, which was executed by the Schwarz brothers based on models by the Dresden professor Friedrich Rentsch .
  • 1888: Jungbluth : It is a sculpture on the Johannisfriedhof in Dresden-Tolkewitz from the studio of the Schwarz brothers.
  • 1889: Dittrich`s mausoleum in Schönlinde: Above the portal, the brothers Anton and Adolf Schwarz put two statues "Sleep" (angel with a poppy stem) and "Peace" (angel with a palm branch).
  • 1893: Antons Markthalle (market hall on Antonsplatz in Dresden) : The brothers Anton and Adolf Schwarz carried out the stone carving work on the portals, which u. a. were modeled by Oskar Rassau .
  • 1896: Kaiser Wilhelm monument in Breslau : Designed by Christian Behrens and inaugurated on September 4, 1896, Anton and Adolf Schwarz worked the two eagles on the obelisk.
  • 1897: Bismarck monument in Reichenbach (Solbrigplatz): Originally cast in bronze by the sculptor Kurt Doehler based on the model of the Schwarz brothers. The bronze statue on a square, stepped granite base with the inscription "BISMARCK". In 1943 the work ended as a metal donation. The base was removed after 1945.
  • 1899: Bismarck memorial in Dresden Loschwitz - Schweizerei : In the park of the mountain and forest restaurant "Schweizerei" on Schweizer Straße (since 1921 Ulrichstraße), which was popular at the time but no longer exists, was a 2.80 meter high and 16 hundredweight heavy Bismarck statue made of sandstone. This was donated in April 1899 by the then "Schweizerei" owner Fritz Krüger. The brothers Anton and Adolf Schwarz are named as sculptors. The statue was probably removed later when the host changed.

  • Virgin Mary statue at the basilica, Philippsdorf, 1883

  • Sculptural jewelry, Leipzig Museum, 1886

  • Vila Eduarda Hielleho / Villa Hielle, Schönlinde, 1887

  • Dresden Tolkewitz "Jungbluth" Brothers Schwarz, Dresden, 1888

  • Schönlinde, Portal Dittrich`s Mausoleum, 1889

  • Market hall Antonsplatz, Dresden, 1893

  • Kaiser Wilhelm I monument, Breslau, 1896

From 1901

  • 1901: Half-length portrait of the exalted Christ: The work, executed in French, is located in the tower or bridal hall of the Martin Luther Church in Dresden. Limestone, which was modeled by Oskar Rassau and executed by the Schwarz brothers. During renovation work, the Christ relief was placed in the main portal in 1901. It is in very good condition.
  • 1901: Herzfeld department store : The sculptures were carried out by the brothers Anton and Adolf Schwarz.
  • 1903: Statues in the Lukaskirche Dresden: On the 4 pillars of the nave there were symbolic figures from the Gospel of Luke , which were designed by Walter Sintenis and carried out by the Schwarz brothers, they are The Shepherd , The Wine Gardener , The Fisherman and The Sower . Today the statues are no longer there. Images can still be found in sources before 1945. Even Oskar Rassau with which the Black brothers worked together a few times there, worked with sculptural decorations in church, but in the sanctuary (z. B. Apostles Peter, Paul, John, James).
  • 1904: Bismarck monument near Bautzen on the Czorneboh mountain : It was a sandstone statue of Bismarck. This stood in front of the observation tower on the Czorneboh mountain near Bautzen. The statue was overturned and smashed by FDJ members around 1950 . The 50 fragments found could not be restored.
  • 1905: Tree of Life - Anton Schwarz's tomb in the Dresden Tolkewitz cemetery. It is the tomb for his brother Anton Schwarz . The broken tree of life , the artist's hat and coat and the sculpting tools are artistically depicted here. The brothers had worked together for a long time. The early death must have been a heavy loss for Adolf Schwarz.
  • 1905: Sculpture friezes at the Moscow Pushkin Museum - Parthenon frieze: This is a work by the Dresden sculptor Armbruster , which was intended for the Moscow Museum. The previous damaged frieze was rearranged and enlarged to a height of 1.50 m. In total, the pieces of the train are 40 m long. The work was executed in white and yellow marble by the Dresden stone sculptors Bitsch and Zehme, Schellenberg, Gerold, Bräunig and the brothers Anton and Adolf Schwarz.
  • 1909: Samaritan fountain in Hainichen: Originally the fountain system was inaugurated on October 31, 1909 in the park of the Trinity Church in Hainichen (Saxony). The sculptor Oskar Rassau and the sculptor Adolf Schwarz were present at the inauguration ceremony. The architect was Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel . Due to damage and lack of maintenance, it was decided in 1969 to dismantle the system. The group of figures of the fountain was placed in the cemetery behind the chapel, where it can be seen ever since.
  • 1911: Christ with an old man who sinks down on a walking stick in Leipzig: In the Marienkirche Leipzig there is a group of figures above the tower portal. Above the main entrance to the church at the tower is a group of figures made of yellow Silesian sandstone, which depicts Jesus Christ standing in a blessing pose with an old man who has fallen down on the ground. It is located in a niche that was created after a tower window originally located at this point was closed as part of the exterior renovation in 1890. The Dresden sculptor Oskar Rassau was commissioned to create a design, which was then carried out by Adolf Schwarz. On the 3rd / 4th May 1911 the group of figures was set up. Above the group of figures there was initially an inscription made of copper letters, which reproduced the biblical quote "Come to me all who are troublesome and burdened". It was removed during the 20th century. The ensemble of figures was in poor condition at the beginning of the 1990s because restoration work was not carried out. It was refurbished in 1995 in accordance with a listed building.
  • 1913: Schiller-Körner Memorial in Dresden: On the side of Schillerstrasse opposite the Schillerhäuschen, the sculptor Oskar Rassau created the Schiller-Körner Memorial, completed in 1913 , one year before his death, based on a design by the architect Martin Pietzsch . It is also known as the Schiller-Körner-Brunnen , as there is a small fountain in the middle of the monument, which was originally fed from a source of the mountain stream behind. The sculptural work was carried out by Adolf Schwarz. The two reliefs represent Schiller's departure from the Körner family on September 15, 1801 and Theodor Körner's departure from his family in 1813. Between the reliefs there is an altar which is decorated with ears of wheat, wine and flowers. The watercourse is also at the altar. Two boys hold grapes on the relief below the watercourse.
  • 1913: Bust of Christ on the tombstone of the married couple Adolf and Maria Schwarz in the Dresden Tolkewitz cemetery: Maria Schwarz may have used this bust of Christ from the estate of Adolf Schwarz. She herself died on October 20, 1930 in Dresden.

  • Herzfeld department store, Dresden, 1901

  • Partheonon frieze, Moscow Pushkin Museum, 1905

  • Gravestone monument to Anton Schwarz (brother of Adolf Schwarz), 1905

  • Samaritan Well Hainichen, 1909

  • Jesus with old man (Marienkirche Leipzig), 1911

  • Schiller-Körner Monument Dresden, 1913

With an unknown year of origin

  • Stone sculptures in the parish church of St. Bartholomäus: Adolf Schwarz made two figural stone sculptures at the parish church of St. Bartholomäus in Grottau . These were based on the Marian column in Reichenberg 1733 and the statue of the Three Saints in Liebenau, 1750.
  • Marble busts Hermann and Auguste Müller : These are two life-size busts that were displayed in the Grottau Museum at the time. The Müller family were factory owners in Grottau. The whereabouts are unknown.
  • Relief portrait Höffner (head): It is about a friend of Adolf Schwarz. The whereabouts are unknown.

Web links

Commons : Adolf Schwarz (Sculptor)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Personalities | Circle of friends. Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Church book 1849–1874 Spittelgrund: Link: http://vademecum.soalitomerice.cz/vademecum/permalink?xid=09ddd7cea03b9b8d:4e496e4e:12216bae987:-7c3e&scan=35#scan35
  3. ↑ Ingrid Roßki: Saxon newspaper . Our series "Who rests where?" / Today: the Johannisfriedhof on Wehlener Straße. Dresden April 22, 1999.
  4. ↑ SLUB: Adressbuch 1906: Link: https://digital.slub-dresden.de/data/kitodo/adrefudru_32253136Z_1906/adrefudru_32253136Z_1906_tif/jpegs/00000950.tif.pdf
  5. ^ Karl F. Kühn: Liberec topography of the historical and art-historical monuments in the Reichenberg district. Brno / Prague / Leipzig / Vienna 1934, pp. XXV, XXVI, 87
  6. ↑ Sächsische Zeitung of November 24, 2015, p. 16. / LOE Löbau Lokales, Link = http://www.genios.de/presse-archiv/artikel/SZO/20151124/marienstatue-an-der-basilika-in-phi /25588534.html
  7. ↑ a b Hantschel, Franz: North Bohemian tourist guide for the area between the national border in the north, the language border in the south, the Komotauer Ore Mountains in the west and the Giant Mountains in the east . Leipa 1894, p. 208 f . ( sachsen.digital ).
  8. ↑ Description as a cultural monument ÚSKP 103185 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).
  9. ↑ http://www.luzicke-hory.cz/mista/index.php?pg=obkrlid from May 2, 2019
  10. ↑ Pandler, Prof. A., F. Münzberger and F. Hantschel: Messages from the North Bohemian Excursions Club . 15th year. Leipa, self-published by the association, 1892, p. 10 ff .
  11. ^ Dresdner Nachrichten . Dresden June 4, 1893, p. 3 ( slub-dresden.de ).
  12. ↑ Grenzland-Zeitung . Grottau September 22, 1933, p. 3 .
  13. ↑ Baugewerks-Zeitung, 29, 1897, p. 412
  14. ↑ Otto Kuntzemueller: The monuments of Kaiser Wilhelm the Great. 1902, p. 143.
  15. ^ Sieglinde Seele: Lexicon of the Bismarck Monuments: Towers, statues, busts, memorial stones and other honors; an inventory in words and pictures. 2005, p. 326.
  16. ↑ Gero Fehlhauer: Reichenbach and its districts. 2014, p. 36.
  17. ↑ Leipzig Latest News, April 19, 1899.
  18. ^ Dresdner Journal, April 21, 1899.
  19. ↑ https://elbhangkurier.de/2015/05/weiter-bismarck-gedenkstaetten-am-elbhang
  20. ↑ http://www.dresdner-stadtteile.de/Nordost/Loschwitz/Strassen_Loschwitz/Schweizerei/schweizerei.html
  21. ^ Sieglinde Seele: Lexicon of the Bismarck Monuments: Towers, statues, busts, memorial stones and other honors; an inventory in words and pictures. 2005, pp. 113/114.
  22. ^ Local association Loschwitz-Wachwitz e. V. (Ed.): Loschwitz - Illustrated local history 1315 - 2015 . Friebel advertising agency and publishing house, 2015, p. 354 .
  23. ↑ Flade, Paul: New Saxony Kirchengalarie - euphoria Dresden I . Published by Arwed Strauch, Leipzig 1906, p. 569 .
  24. ^ Church council of the Martin-Luther-Gemeinde Dresden-Neustadt (ed.): Festschrift on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the parish fair . Dresden 1987, p. 8, 14 .
  25. ^ Martin Luther Church Dresden Neustadt / de - Watch Wiki. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
  26. ^ Dresdner Nachrichten . Dresden December 6, 1901, p. 3 ( slub-dresden.de ).
  27. ^ Senior Consistorial Councilor Pastor D. Kühn: The Lukaskirche in Dresden. Dresden 1904, description of the statues p. 21, picture statues p. 29, Gebrüder Schwarz p. 38.
  28. ^ Senior Consistorial Councilor Pastor D. Kühn: The Lukaskirche in Dresden. Dresden 1904, p. 22.
  29. ^ Journal of the German Bismarck Association, 1904, No. 11/12, p. 9 (Oct./Nov.)
  30. ↑ Meinhold's route guide, No. 7 The Upper Lusatia. 1931, p. 14.
  31. ^ Sächsische Zeitung of 29/30. August 1992, p. 13 and November 11, 1992, p. 10.
  32. ^ Sieglinde Seele: Lexicon of the Bismarck Monuments: Towers, statues, busts, memorial stones and other honors; an inventory in words and pictures. 2005, p. 46.
  33. ↑ Ortschronik Spittelgrund, entry 1911.
  34. ^ Dresdner Nachrichten . May 12, 1905, p. 4 ( slub-dresden.de ).
  35. ↑ Original photo October 31, 1909 in building documents archive Trinitatiskirche Hainichen, PfAHC 5121 / I.
  36. ↑ Gellerstadt Bote - Hainichen magazine , No. 18 of September 22, 2018, p. 3.
  37. ^ Construction documents archive Trinitatiskirche Hainichen, PfAHC 5121 / I and folder PfAHC 5121 / II.
  38. ↑ Magirius / Fiedler: sacred buildings. P. 1002.
  39. ^ Marienkirche: Marienkirche Leipzig-Stötteritz. August 14, 2007, accessed June 10, 2019 .
  40. ↑ Hella Müller, Evangelical Lutheran Church Parish Marienkirche: 300 years Marienkirche Leipzig-Stötteritz: Jubilee publication. Ev.-Luth. Church council Marienkirche Leipzig-Stötteritz, Leipzig 2003, p. 27.
  41. ↑ J. Hänsch in: Sächsische Zeitung, January 4, 2010, p. 17.
  42. ^ Karl F. Kühn: Liberec topography of the historical and art-historical monuments in the Reichenberg district. Brno / Prague / Leipzig / Vienna 1934, p. XXVI.
  43. ↑ a b Rudolf Dar: Grenzland Zeitung - The local museum in Grottau . July 25, 1936, p. 9 f .
personal data
SURNAME Schwarz, Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schwarz, Adolf Ignaz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Bohemian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Spittelgrund , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH February 6, 1913
Place of death Dresden