Berthold Boeß
Berthold Boeß (also Berthold Boess , born November 9, 1877 in Karlsruhe , † December 13, 1957 in Weimar ) was a German sculptor and porcelain maker .
Life
Boeß attended the arts and crafts school in Karlsruhe from 1893 to 1901 , and later he was a student of the sculptor Fridolin Dietsche . He moved to Weimar in 1913 and married the writer Julie Kniese there in 1918 . From 1913 to 1934 he designed numerous figures in the style of Orientalism , Art Nouveau and later Art Deco as a freelance worker for Rosenthal , which the porcelain manufactory implemented and sold by hand. His preferred motifs were dancers, whom he liked to form standing, sitting, kneeling, bent over or in various dance steps. In many cases, the upper body of these slim, graceful and elongated women is naked. There are variations in the color of the hip scarf, which he designed in dark blue or gold. The often large feet of his designs are striking.
Works (selection)
- Ionian dancer , 1913
- Child with Mouse (Der Schreck) , 1913
- After bathing , 1913
- Nubian dancer , 1914; one copy is in the holdings of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum , Nuremberg.
- Moon dance , 1923
- The little bird , between 1928 and 1933
Boeß 'other works include portrait busts, fountains and grave monuments, for example in the Weimar cemetery. In 1931 he made a copy of the Weimar Lion Fountain , among other things .
literature
- Boss, Berthold . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 12, Saur, Munich a. a. 1995, ISBN 3-598-22752-3 , p. 196.
Web links
- Silvia Glaser: porcelain dancer. Berthold Boeß in competition with Gustav Oppel. In: Kulturgut, Germanisches Nationalmuseum , IV. Quarter 2016, Issue 51, pp. 1–3.
- Data sheet Berthold Boeß . In: Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie
- Berthold Boeß . In: artnet , with illustrations of works by Berthold Boeß.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Silvia Glaser: Porcelain dancer. Berthold Boeß in competition with Gustav Oppel. In: Kulturgut, Germanisches Nationalmuseum , IV. Quarter 2016, Issue 51, pp. 1–3.
- ↑ Bernd Fritz , Helga Hilschenz-Mlynek: Rosenthal. A hundred years of porcelain. Kestner-Museum , Union, 1982, ISBN 3-81395-605-9 , p. 230.
- ↑ Albert Maier : Expertise on the porcelain figure "The Little Bird". 1928-33, Rosenthal, B. Boess. In: ZDF , Bares für Rares , objects from March 12, 2019
- ↑ August Lehrmann: Weimar. New urban architecture. New art of work. FE Hübsch, 1928, p. 51.
- ^ Gitta Günther : Weimar. A chronicle. Gustav Kiepenheuer, 1996, ISBN 3-37801-009-6 , p. 133.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boss, Berthold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boess, Berthold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and porcelain modeler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1957 |
| Place of death | Weimar |