Arthur Winkler (sculptor)

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Arthur Winkler, Krefeld

Richard Arthur Winkler (born February 17, 1865 in Krefeld , † July 26, 1944 in Hamburg-Rahlstedt ) was a German silk merchant and bronze artist.

biography

Arthur Winkler learned the trade of silk merchant and at the age of 25 founded his own silk agency in Krefeld. His talent for modeling was discovered by chance and the artisans at IP Kayser Sohn (Krefeld) instructed him in the use of tools and materials. Winkler continued to work as a silk merchant, but around 1900 he set up a studio on St.-Anton-Straße in Krefeld and worked there as an artistic self-taught .

He also published a book of poems under the title "Sounds from the Lower Rhine" and a series in his home country with the title "Chatting about old Krefeld conditions". At the age of 63 Winkler moved to his daughter in Hamburg, where he died after a long illness.

Works

  • Bismarck monument with bronze relief
  • Wilhelm Deuss (relief)
  • Form master of a bronze foundry (sculpture)
  • Johannes Brams (bust)
  • wagner
  • Liszt
  • Leo XIII
  • Felke
  • Moritz de Greiff
  • Heinrich Muller
  • Carl Starck
  • Carl Wilhelm Crous
  • Otto Scharf
  • Moritz Plaeschke
  • Lord Mayor Roos

Most of Winkler's works are lost.

Illustrations

  • Bismarck monument
    Krefeld-Hülser Berg

  • Bismarck monument
    Krefeld-Hülser Berg, detail

  • Deuss-Tempel
    Stadtwald Krefeld

  • Deuss-Tempel bronze plaque

Web links

Commons : Arthur Winkler  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death register StA Hamburg-Rahlstedt, No. 133/1944
personal data
SURNAME Winkler, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German silk merchant and bronze sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Krefeld
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1944
Place of death Hamburg-Rahlstedt