Arthur Möller (sculptor)

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Arthur Möller (born January 5, 1886 in Rudolstadt , Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ; † August 31, 1972 in Rödental , Free State of Bavaria ) was a German sculptor and porcelain modeler .

Life

Between 1900 and 1907 he received training at the studio for ceramic models in Rudolstadt and then worked for various Thuringian porcelain factories. In 1907 he studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Dresden , which he continued from 1908–1910 at the Academy of Applied Arts in Munich as a student of Heinrich Waderé . In 1910 he showed his work at the special exhibition of the Munich applied arts in the Petit Palais in Paris. On July 1, 1910 (according to other sources, 1911) he accepted a job as a modeller at the porcelain factory W. Goebel on the initiative of Max Louis Goebel, who had seen his sculptures at the Paris exhibition . Several figures were created based on his models, including sculptures based on the models of the legendary dancers of the Apollo Theater in Berlin in the 1920s, such as Anita Berger and Molly Lake .

He also modeled a number of small sculptures for Goebel such as women bathing and children playing. On behalf of Franz Goebel , he and his colleague, the sculptor and modeller Reinhold Unger, developed the first figures based on drawings by Maria Innocentia Hummel in 1934 , which were to help the W. Goebel porcelain factory to become world famous. In 1950, again with Reinhold Unger , he became one of the "fathers" of the German Disney character figures in ceramics, which were also produced by Goebel. In 1956, for example, he created models for the “Lady and the tramp” figures and the children's service from the Davy Crockett series. On December 31, 1956, his employment at the porcelain factory W. Goebel ended, for which he had designed more than 100 small sculptures during the long period of his employment with the company. Between 1934 and 1952 alone, at least 90 Hummel figurines were created based on his models.

In Coburg he was a lecturer in drawing and sculpture at the municipal vocational school. He died on August 31, 1972 in Rödental near Coburg.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.mihummel.at/geschichte04.html
  2. ↑ Adorable Hummel # 98 2/0 TMK-4 "Sister" Arthur Moeller ( Memento from December 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ [K.Brecht Armbrecht: Served the joy of his fellow men. Sculptor Arthur Möller 85 years old, Coburger Tageblatt October 4, 1971; 1871-1996. History and vision, commemorative publication on the occasion of the 125th company anniversary of W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik, Rödental 1996, S, 60; Model lists before 1980; List "Former and present Goebel Sculptors", Veronika Schmidt 1981 with continuation until 2007]
personal data
SURNAME Möller, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and porcelain modeler
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Rudolstadt , Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1972
Place of death Rödental , Free State of Bavaria