Alexander Oppler

Eve , bronze statue

Alexander Oppler (born February 10, 1869 in Hanover , † March 18, 1937 in Berlin ) was a German sculptor who u. a. became known for his portrait busts .

Life

Alexander Oppler: bronze relief "Morte effugere nemo potest" 1896

His father was the architect Edwin Oppler , his brothers the painter and etcher Ernst Oppler as well as the doctor Berthold Oppler and the lawyer Siegmund Oppler .

He received his training as a student at the academies in Munich (from 1888), Brussels and Paris .

Oppler was a member of the Munich and Berlin Secession .

Grave of honor Ernst and Alexander Oppler

As an early member of the German Association of Artists , Alexander Oppler participated in its first exhibition, made possible by the secessionists, in the Royal Exhibition Building on Königplatz in Munich in 1904 . He was represented there with two plaster sculptures and a marble bust. His portrait bust of André Derain is one of the more well-known works today . For himself, a fountain on Olivaer Platz in Berlin was the culmination of his life's work; it was destroyed by the National Socialists.

Alexander Oppler was given an honorary grave in the Lichterfelde Park Cemetery in Berlin-Lichterfelde , in which his older brother Ernst Oppler and Alexander Oppler's wife Alice were buried before him. A sculpture he created for the grave monument has been lost.

His main estate was saved by his daughter Ellen Oppler when she emigrated to the USA and later donated by her and her daughter to the Brevard Art Center (today: Foosaner Art Museum ) in Melbourne, Florida.

Works

His works can be found in various museums, e.g. B .:

He also worked as a medalist :

Cast bronze medal 1925 on the centenary of the Provincial School College in Prussia with the bust of Wilhelm von Humboldt on the front.

literature

Oppler, Alexander . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 26 : Olivier – Pieris . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1932, p. 33 .
Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography. Volume 4. Chernivtsi, 1927, p. 585.

Web links

Commons : Alexander Oppler - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Works by Alexander Oppler in the holdings of the Jewish Museum Berlin

Remarks

^ John F. Oppenheimer (Red.): Lexikon des Judentums. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1971, ISBN 3-570-05964-2 , Sp. 600.
↑ 00528 Alex Oppler. In: Matriculation Book. Volume 3: 1884-1920. Matriculation database of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich ( matrikel.adbk.de )
^ Kuenstlerbund.de: Ordinary members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Oppler, Alexander ( kuenstlerbund.de ).
^ Exhibition catalog X. Exhibition of the Munich Secession: The German Association of Artists (in connection with an exhibition of exquisite products of the arts in the craft) , Verlaganstalt F. Bruckmann, Munich 1904 (p. 40: Oppler, Alexander, Paris. Catalog No. 206–208: Fisherman from Normandy. Bust in plaster , fisherwoman from Normandy. Bust in plaster , bust of a young girl. Marble ).
↑ Jochen Bruns: Ernst Oppler. (1867–1929). Life and work. With a catalog of his oil paintings and prints. Münster, Hamburg 1993, volume 1, p. 271.
↑ Bronzegussmedaille 1925 (A. Oppler) No 969.. (PDF): AUCTION 139 MIDDLE AGES AND MODERN TIMES. Hubert Lanz, Munich, accessed on November 29, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Oppler, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 10, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover
DATE OF DEATH	March 18, 1937
Place of death	Berlin

[1] John F. Oppenheimer (Red.): Lexikon des Judentums. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1971, ISBN 3-570-05964-2 , Sp. 600.

[2] 00528 Alex Oppler. In: Matriculation Book. Volume 3: 1884-1920. Matriculation database of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich ( matrikel.adbk.de )

[3] Kuenstlerbund.de: Ordinary members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Oppler, Alexander ( kuenstlerbund.de ).

[4] Exhibition catalog X. Exhibition of the Munich Secession: The German Association of Artists (in connection with an exhibition of exquisite products of the arts in the craft) , Verlaganstalt F. Bruckmann, Munich 1904 (p. 40: Oppler, Alexander, Paris. Catalog No. 206–208: Fisherman from Normandy. Bust in plaster , fisherwoman from Normandy. Bust in plaster , bust of a young girl. Marble ).

[5] Jochen Bruns: Ernst Oppler. (1867–1929). Life and work. With a catalog of his oil paintings and prints. Münster, Hamburg 1993, volume 1, p. 271.

[6] Bronzegussmedaille 1925 (A. Oppler) No 969.. (PDF): AUCTION 139 MIDDLE AGES AND MODERN TIMES. Hubert Lanz, Munich, accessed on November 29, 2015 .