Bruno Hauser
Bruno Hauser (born July 18, 1907 in Zell-Weierbach near Offenburg , † November 9, 1965 in Düren , North Rhine-Westphalia - Hoven ) was a German sculptor who worked with wood and stone.
Hauser was the son of a railway official. He graduated from secondary school and then completed his sculpture apprenticeship with Alfons Pittscheider in Offenburg. Then he studied at the art academy in Karlsruhe . After completing his studies, he traveled extensively to Turkey and Italy . In Rome he was honored at the exhibition of his works in 1935. He traveled via Greece , Yugoslavia and Romania with the Dutchman Wim Theunissen from 's-Hertogenbosch , whom he had met on his trip, to Russia . He then settled in Nijmegen near his in-laws as a freelance artist . His works from this period can be seen in more than 100 Dutch churches . Hauser had been lifelong friends with the painter Peter Royen since your time in the Netherlands .
After military service in World War II and subsequent imprisonment until 1946, he moved to Hoven with his wife and children, because as a German he could not return to the Netherlands.
Bruno Hauser only worked with a hammer and chisel or chisel . He created his works without a template or model only with his imagination.
Work (selection)
- Entombment of St. Josef in St. Arnold's Church in Arnoldsweiler , 1960
- Christ body for the parish church of St. Martin in D'horn at 1953 Castle Merode created
- Pieta of the St. Josef House in Huchem-Stammeln , 1954
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hauser, Bruno |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zell-Weierbach near Offenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1965 |
| Place of death | Düren - Hoven (Düren) |