Anton Rückel

Anton Rückel (born December 3, 1919 in Haßfurt , † January 27, 1990 in Munich ) was a German sculptor .

Lion, Bayerischer Platz Berlin-Schöneberg

Life

After his artistic training, Rückel worked with Josef Henselmann in Munich and with Ossip Zadkine at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. From 1954 he worked as a freelance artist in Munich. He worked mainly in cast bronze, but also in wood, stone, ceramic, enamel and aluminum. With a few exceptions, his work was dedicated to Christian art .

Works

1952: Mamming , cycle of the Stations of the Cross for the Church of St. Margareta
1959, 1980: Roding , furnishing of the parish church of St. Pankratius
1960–1965: Donauwörth , six candlesticks with two apostles each and a bronze tabernacle in the Liebfrauenmünster
1964–1966: Laufen (Salzach) , furnishing the Capuchin Church
1967: Monument to King Ludwig II in Munich-Bogenhausen
1965–1968: Altötting , church furnishings in the Franziskushaus
around 1965: Landshut- Auloh, furnishing of the parish church of St. Vinzenz von Paul
1977: Munich fountain monument for Elise Aulinger at the Viktualienmarkt , bronze and Kirchheim shell limestone
1977: Furth im Wald , St. Vinzenz Church furnishings
1977–1981: Dillingen an der Donau , furnishing the Capuchin Church
1984–1988: Augsburg , St. Moritz church furnishings

Awards

1950: Bavarian State Prize for Sculpture for the wooden sculpture "Praying Boy" from the Academy of Fine Arts

literature

Anton Rückel: Art as praise . Universitas, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-800-41362-0

Individual evidence

^ Page on the Ludwig II monument
↑ The Elise Aulinger fountain. Popular actress and radio pioneer. In: muenchen.de - Official city portal for Munich. State capital Munich, archived from the original on May 23, 2011 ; Retrieved December 28, 2012 .

Web links

Commons : Anton Rückel - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Website about Anton Rückel
Literature by and about Anton Rückel in the catalog of the German National Library

personal data
SURNAME	Rückel, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	December 3, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hassfurt
DATE OF DEATH	January 27, 1990
Place of death	Munich

[1] Page on the Ludwig II monument

[stadtmu-2] The Elise Aulinger fountain. Popular actress and radio pioneer. In: muenchen.de - Official city portal for Munich. State capital Munich, archived from the original on May 23, 2011 ; Retrieved December 28, 2012 .