Artur Volkmann
Artur Volkmann (also Arthur Volkmann ; born August 28, 1851 in Leipzig ; † November 13, 1941 in Geislingen an der Steige ) was a German sculptor.
Life
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After attending the Teichmann Institute and the Thomas Gymnasium in Leipzig, Artur Volkmann began his artistic training at the Leipzig Art Academy and then moved to Dresden , where he was an intern at the academy and Ernst Hähnel's studio student . After completing his military service, he went to Berlin to continue studying sculpture with Albert Wolff until 1876 . A decisive turning point in his life and for his art was a trip to Rome , which he set out on in the fall of 1876 after winning an academic award. Here he soon became acquainted with Hans von Marées , who was to have a great influence on Volkmann's work. Volkmann stayed in Rome, which was his actual home for more than 30 years. Only between 1883 and 1885 did he return to Leipzig and Berlin for financial reasons.
The focus of Volkmann's work as a sculptor was the representation of male and female nude figures. In 1885, after his return to Rome from Germany, he began work on his first life-size male figure “Bacchus” in marble, for which a design was created during his two-year stay in Germany. If the draft for this work was created under the direct influence of Marée and with his active sympathy, Volkmann surprised his teacher at this time with a female figure who had her own artistic signature. This figure, of which he first made a wax model, was later made in bronze , only a few years later transferred to life-size in marble and called "Psyche". A large number of round sculptures, reliefs and busts followed.
After the turn of the century, Volkmann increasingly turned to painting, with the problem of depicting the figure in a space made visible. Volkmann also remained a sculptor in painting, with his painted figures and especially in his portraits . In painting, too, his favorite subject remained the human being. There were also depictions of animals such as horses, cattle, lions and swans, where he was attracted by the strong movement, while his sculptures exude a great calm.
In 1902 Volkmann was appointed professor. In 1911 he moved to Frankfurt am Main, where he had a studio in the Städel Institute . A number of art sheets created by him were published by Breitkopf & Härtel . Artur Volkmann lived in Geislingen ad Steige from 1920 until his death. In the following years he gradually went blind, his hearing steadily decreased, so that he was finally blind and almost completely deaf. In doing so, he remained mentally perfectly clear to the end. He continued to write his memoirs until his death in 1941 .
Works
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His sculptures and paintings can be found in museums in Berlin, Dresden, Breslau, Frankfurt / M., Leipzig and Munich. Volkmann also created various tombs, including the Hans v. Marées in the Protestant cemetery in Rome and the monument to Richard von Volkmann in front of the surgical university clinic on Magdeburger Strasse in Halle. Most of the works, however, are privately owned, e. T. also in family ownership.
- Georgsbrunnen , fountain in the small courtyard in Dresden
- Tomb for Hans von Marees in Rome
- Portrait of a young woman , 1870, polychrome white marble
- Marble bust by Richard Volkmann-Leander , 1892
- Marble relief with an antique rider , 1909, foyer in Kassel town hall
- Monument to Johann von Mikulicz in front of the Wroclaw University Surgical Clinic (1909)
- Reiter , 1910/1911, garden in the Städel Museum , Frankfurt am Main
Fonts
- About seeing and creating . Jena 1912
literature
- Waldemar von Wasielewski : Artur Volkmann, an introduction to his work . Munich Leipzig (1908).
- JA Beringer: Professor Artur Volkmann - Frankfurt a. M. In: German Art and Decoration , Vol. 30, April 1912 - September 1912, pp. 314–322 ( digitized version ).
- Anette Niethammer: Like evening sunlight on the day ... Hans von Marees' master student Artur Volkmann (1851-1941) . 2007.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Volkmann, Artur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Volkmann, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1941 |
| Place of death | Geislingen an der Steige |