Bernhard Gauer
Bernhard Gauer (born May 19, 1882 in St. Barbara near Trier ; † April 26, 1955 in Cologne-Lindenthal ) was a German painter and mosaic artist .
Gauer studied with Eduard von Gebhardt and Carl von Marr at the Munich Academy . Later he continued his education in Italy. He settled in Düsseldorf, where he was a member of the artists' association Malkasten and, after the end of World War II, chairman of the association of Düsseldorf artists .
Gauer created paintings, glass paintings and mosaics for several churches, such as the Lutwinus Church in Mettlach and the Antonius Church in Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt . Gauer created the large choir mosaic for the Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Aachen) in 1914 and later, from 1921 to 1925, the depiction of the Cross of Jesus Christ in the war memorial chapel .
Honors
- 1952: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century, Seemann, Leipzig 1953–1962.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth register, registry office Löwenbrücken (suburbs of Trier), No. 230/1882
- ↑ Death register registry office Cologne I, No. 1572/1955
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gauer, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and mosaic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Barbara near Trier |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1955 |
| Place of death | Lindenthal (Cologne) |