Bartholomäus Ostermair
Bartholomäus Ostermair (born August 15, 1837 in Metzenried , † May 3, 1899 in Unterweilenbach ), called Saubartl, was a German bricklayer . Many of the mortar sculptures he created are now under monument protection .
Life
Ostermair was born in Metzenried in 1837 as the tenth of twelve children. After completing his apprenticeship as a bricklayer, he acquired Saubartl property no.8 in Unterweilenbach in 1865 . In the following year he married the Singenbacher Gütler daughter Afra Huber. While the farm was run by his wife and eight children, Ostermair hired himself out as a migrant worker in the summer months. He created numerous mortar pictures on building walls for little money, which are only partially preserved today. Ostermair was very versatile and creative here. He always had a sample booklet with him, with drawings from which the client could choose their motif. The execution was always done individually. Today his works are considered a unique example of Bavarian folk art . Ostermair died on May 3, 1899 and is buried in Weilach near Gachenbach .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Eva Strauss: Location history Upper Bavaria: excursions into the past . 2nd revised, ext. and updated edition. Ars Vivendi, Cadolzburg 2015, ISBN 3-86913-556-5 ( arsvivendi.com [PDF]).
- ^ Wiebke Heider: House decorations and house blessings . In: House, Farm and Home . tape 6 , 2008.
- ↑ Maria Sonhütter: Alt-Gerolsbach: Mortar sculptures - An old peasant folk art. In: Bürgerblatt Gerolsbach. August 2, 2017, pp. 18f , accessed April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Robert Böck: The mortar sculptures of Batholomäus Ostermair . In: Stadt Friedberg (Hrsg.): Stadtbuch Friedberg . tape 2 . Friedberg 1991, ISBN 3-9802818-0-9 , pp. 758 f .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ostermair, Bartholomew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saubartl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bricklayer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Metzenried |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1899 |
| Place of death | Unterweilenbach |