August Bauer

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August Bauer (born November 14, 1868 in Düsseldorf ; † August 9, 1961 there ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Bismarck Monument in Düsseldorf (1899)
Girardet Bridge, gargoyles on the Girardet Bridge (2020)

August Bauer, son of master carpenter Peter Bauer (1832–1901) and Wilhelmine (1833–1910), attended the Düsseldorf School of Applied Arts after completing an apprenticeship and studied wood carving and ornamental and figural modeling with Clemens Buscher . There he received a scholarship from the city fund for his achievements in the years 1887 to winter 1888/1889. In 1889 Bauer went to Berlin, where he joined Otto Lessing's studio and at the same time attended the school of the Kunstgewerbemuseum . From 1892 he studied at the Royal Academy of Arts , there under Peter Breuer , Ernst Herter and Gerhard Janensch .

When Bismarck's 80th birthday was approaching in 1895, the “Association of Düsseldorf Citizens for the Construction of a Bismarck Monument in Düsseldorf” was launched on March 19, 1895. It was decided to place the Bismarck memorial in sight of the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial , which had been inaugurated a few years earlier, in front of the art gallery on Alleestrasse . Finally, a general competition was held. By the deadline for submitting the tender on February 1, 1896, a total of 40 designs by 36 artists had been submitted. A first prize was not awarded, the second, endowed with 3,000 marks , went to the design by August Bauer and Johannes Röttger from Berlin under the motto “In patria” (For the Fatherland). However, they had to revise the base design before they were allowed to start building the monument. Bauer and Röttger changed their sketch under artistic observation and were able to start work on the Bismarck monument on May 18, 1897. The bronze casting took place in the Lauchhammer art foundry . The completion and construction of the statue was taken over by the Düsseldorf company "Opderbecke & Neese" from April 4, 1899. The inauguration ceremony of the Bismarck monument in Düsseldorf took place on May 10, 1899.

Back in Düsseldorf, from the winter semester of 1902/1903 to the summer semester of 1903, Bauer temporarily took over the sculpture class at the Kunstgewerbeschule, rented a studio at Goethestrasse 63 and immediately moved into his house at Grafenberger Allee 32/34, where the painters around 1904 Hugo Zieger and Richard Vogts had their painting studios.

When the Girardet Bridge over the city ​​moat on Königsallee became dilapidated at the beginning of the 20th century , it was renewed in 1905/1906. August Bauer took on the artistic design of the stone bridge construction with different gargoyles. In a mask, August Bauer, who is described as humorous and cheerful, is said to have created an eternal memory even with a mustache.

Around 1906, Bauer was commissioned to model all the facade ornaments, including the figures of the main gable, at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court , Cecilienallee 4.

Until 1935, August Bauer owned the house at Grafenberger Allee 32/34, in which he rented two studios to sculptors and rooms to painters, including Josef Körschgen and Gregor von Bochmann . Around 1936 Richard Vogt, director of the "Eos & Excelsior Deutsche Volks- und Lebensversicherungs-AG", became the owner of the house; Bauer still had his studio in the rear building for a year. From 1935 August Bauer lived in the family house, built by his younger brother Richard Bauer , Am Wehrhahn 97, which was between Worringer Strasse and the railway overpass.

August Bauer was a member of the paint box and of today's association for the promotion of sculpture in North Rhine-Westphalia , from 1904 to 1912 secretary.

His oeuvre includes public monuments, building-related sculptures and a large number of grave monuments, but also a number of small sculptures, mostly made of bronze.

family

Semi-detached house Grafenberger Chaussee 32 and 34 in Düsseldorf, architect Richard Bauer (1875–1935)
Gravesite Bauer (2015)

August Bauer was married to Gustel (* June 10, 1880; † June 20, 1959), daughter of the industrialist Peter Klein. The grave of the sculptor's family is in the north cemetery in Düsseldorf .

Works

  • 1897–1899: Bismarck Monument , Düsseldorf
  • after 1903: Grave site of cigarette manufacturer Klingspor , Marmor, Neuer Friedhof, Giessen
  • before 1910: bronze fountain figure in Ahnfeldstrasse 15, Düsseldorf (sold)
  • 1910: Higher Regional Court, gable relief with Prussian national coat of arms, chain of the Order of the Black Eagle wrapped around; flanked by two female figures (these have gone) who represent civil and criminal law.
  • 1914: Gravesite of the Hettlage family in Düsseldorf , North Cemetery in Düsseldorf
  • 1925: Poetter's grave with a seated naked woman
  • 1929: Bust of Paul von Hindenburg , bronze
  • 1958: Bronze relief on the grave of the Rosdeck family, Nordfriedhof Düsseldorf
  • Statuette of the industrialist Peter Klein, bronze
  • Angel figure, marble, on the hereditary burial Bolze (A Ost), Wilmersdorf cemetery

literature

Web links

Commons : August Bauer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “Various talented artists emerged from Buscher's school. So among others (...) August Bauer and Johannes Röttger, who later studied in Berlin for a while. ”In: Friedrich Schaarschmidt : On the history of Düsseldorf art, especially in the XIX. Century. XV. Chapter: The Sculpture . Verlag des Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, 1902, p. 383 ( digitized version ).
  2. ^ Report on the Düsseldorf School of Applied Arts 1883–1893, list of scholarship holders: Aug. Bauer 1887/88; 1888/89 ( digitized version ).
  3. ↑ Brief vita: August Bauer, in Alexander Emil Schroedter: Festschrift for the unveiling of the monument to Prince Bismarck in Düsseldorf on May 10, 1899. P. 11 ( digitized version ).
  4. ↑ "Opderbecke & Neese", Damf marble sawmill, grinding and polishing facility, stonemasonry, building materials dealer, Düsselthalerstr. 30/36 In: Address book of the city of Düsseldorf 1891, p. 234 ( digitized version ).
  5. ↑ Teaching staff winter semester 1902/1903. In: Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf: Annual report for the school year 1902/03. P. 7 ( digitized version ); Teaching staff summer semester 1903. In: Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf: Annual report for the school year 1903/1904. P. 6 ( uniDigitalisat ).
  6. ^ Bauer, August, Sculptor, Düsselthalerstr. 15; Atelier Goethestr. 63 In: Address book for the municipality of Düsseldorf. 1903. p. 89 ( digitized version ).
  7. ^ Grafenberger Allee 42/43, E. Bauer, August, art sculptor; Zieger, Hugo, painter's studio; Vogts, Rich., Portrait painter, In: Address book for the city of Düsseldorf. 1905, III. Part, p. 157 ( digitized version ).
  8. ↑ The Kö Bridge. In: Rheinische Post. online, ( rp-online.de ).
  9. ↑ Thomas Bernhardt, Alexander Schulte: The Girardet Bridge is made fine. In: Westdeutsche Zeitung. February 17, 2014 ( wz.de ).
  10. ↑ Prof. Dr. Knopp: The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court. 4. Floor plan and exterior construction. In: Rheinische Kunststätten , issue 429, 1st edition, 4th ( olg-duesseldorf.nrw.de ).
  11. ^ The higher regional court buildings in Düsseldorf. In: Journal of Construction. Volume 61, 1911, Col. 371 ( digitized version ).
  12. ↑ Grafenbergerallee 32/34, E. Bauer, August, art sculptor; Josef Körschgen's studio, Gregor von Bochmann's studio, in the address book for the city of Düsseldorf. 1907, p. 179 ( digitized version ); Bauer, August E., Grafenberger Allee 32/34, in the address book of the city of Düsseldorf. 1935, Part II, p. 24 ( digitized version ).
  13. ^ Founded in 1926 in Berlin as "Excelsior Lebensversicherungs-AG". 1933 Merger with the “Eos Deutscher Bestattungs- und Lebensversicherungs-Verein AG” to form “Eos and Excelsior Deutsche Volks- und Lebensversicherungs-AG” and relocation to Düsseldorf.
  14. ↑ Grafenbergerallee 32/34, E. Vogt, Richard (Grimmstrasse 20 - see then there); Bauer, Aug., sculptor HU, in the address book of the city of Düsseldorf. 1936, p. 172 ( uni-duesseldorf.de ).
  15. ↑ Am Wehrhahn 97, E Bauer, Rich., Architect 2; Bauer, August, art sculptor 1, in the address book of the city of Düsseldorf. 1935, p. 463 ( digitized version ).
  16. ^ Bauer, August, Kunstbildhauer, Am Wehrhahn 97, in the address book of the city of Düsseldorf 1936, p. 25 ( digitized version ); Am Wehrhahn 97, E Bauer, Geschw. 2; Farmer August 2; Bauer, Hugo 2 (Note: in 1936 the owners were heirs of the Bauer family), in the address book of the city of Düsseldorf. 1940, p. 476 ( digitized version ).
  17. ↑ Alexander Emil Schroedter: Festschrift for the unveiling of the monument to Prince Bismarck in Düsseldorf on May 10, 1899. Bagel, Düsseldorf 1899 urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 1-170367 .
  18. ↑ Marble shines again: “The tomb of the family of cigar manufacturers was made by the Düsseldorf sculptor August Bauer. In addition to the white marble used, the two life-size figures stand out. The couple ideally represents the grieving worker and the grieving wife. ”In: Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung . July 11, 2008 ( giessener-allgemeine.de ).
  19. ↑ Architektonische Rundschau , Issue 7, 1910, illustration on p. 64 ( digitized version ).
  20. ↑ Statuette of the industrialist Peter Klein (father of the artist's wife), cast bronze, gift from the artist, (there is an error in the dating of the object) Collection Kunstpalast mkp.P 1955-2 duesseldorf.de .
personal data
SURNAME Bauer, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Körschgen, Joseph; Körschgen, Johann Heinrich Josef (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1961
Place of death Dusseldorf