August Martin Hoffmann

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mother with child
The seated one

August Martin Hoffmann (born April 11, 1924 in Herbolzheim , Württemberg ; † July 24, 1985 in Schwerin ) was a German draftsman and sculptor .

Life

August Martin Hoffmann trained as a toolmaker and steel engraver after finishing school . This was followed by an apprenticeship as a stone and wood sculptor. He then studied with Ewald Mataré at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . Finally, he completed a further course of study at the Dresden University of Fine Arts with Walter Arnold . After working as a freelancer in Dresden, he moved to Schwerin and worked as an artist there until his death.

Works (selection

  • 1966: Plastic farmer with calf on the main street in Berbisdorf
  • 1967: bronze sculpture climbing children , now at the Bertolt-Brecht-Gymnasium Dresden
  • 1972: Bronze sculpture The Boy with the Dove , Schwerin
  • 1972: Bronze sculpture crane and flamingo , Schwerin
  • 1972: bronze sculpture mother with child , erected in 1977 in Frankfurt (Oder)
  • 1976: Bronze sculpture seated , Schwerin
  • 1977: Bronze figure kid , Wildlife Park Frankfurt (Oder)
  • 1979: Bronze sculpture The Swimming , Schwerin
  • 1979: Group of bears made of artificial stone in the Schwerin Zoo
  • 1984: Sandstone figure awakening in Leipzig , Stuttgarter Allee, erected in 1986.
  • 1984: Bronze sculpture dancing , Schwerin

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Old view of the sexton's house
  2. ↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, August Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoffmann, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Herbolzheim , Württemberg
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1985
Place of death Schwerin