Christian Plock

Drawing by Christian Plock from the ornament collection of Plock and Offinger (see literature )

Christian Plock (born January 9, 1809 in Aalen , † August 16 or 26 , 1882 in Wasseralfingen ) was a Württemberg draftsman, modeler and ornament artist.

The son of Luise Rosine Betzler (died 1814) and the head climber Johann Friedrich Plock (1772–1834) attended the Aalen Latin School from 9 to 14 years of age and then went to the modeler and chaser Conrad Weitbrecht ( who later became known primarily as a sculptor) ( 1796–1836) apprenticed as a draftsman and modeler at the Königliche Eisengießerei Wasseralfingen . During Weitbrecht's trip to Italy from 1828 to 1830, Plock represented him as a modeler. After his return from Italy, he took over drawing lessons for the molding apprentices to relieve his teacher.

In 1836 Plock began studying at the Stuttgart Art School , but was called back to the factory in Wasseralfingen as a modeler and chaser after Weitbrecht's death in the same year. 1840–1841 he finished his studies at the Stuttgart Art School while continuing to manage his business in Wasseralfingen. In 1842 Plock was allowed to travel to Italy and in 1847 to spend a month in Paris.

After Weitbrecht's death in 1836, Johann Matthias Mauch (1792-1856) took over his professorship at the Royal Polytechnic in Stuttgart. After his death in 1856 the professorship was split up. The architect Joseph von Egle took over the scientific subjects , the artistic subjects went to Plock, who was appointed professor for ornament drawing and modeling, and to the painter Wirth. In 1862 Plock switched to the Royal Building Trade School in Stuttgart (now the Stuttgart University of Technology ) as a professor .

In the Royal Ironworks in Wasseralfingen, Plock shaped the Swabian iron art casting of the 19th century . The products he designs include everyday objects such as stoves and pure handicrafts in the form of artistic, cast reliefs or full sculptures. In 1911 in Stuttgart and 1931 in Ulm, exhibitions posthumously honored Plock and his teacher Weitbrecht.

Plock was also active as an artist outside of his job, as evidenced by numerous sketch books and sheets that he had also made on a trip to Italy in 1842. In addition to these around a thousand pencil sketches, some oil paintings and watercolors by the art caster are known. Design drawings by Christian Plock and works by his son Hermann are exhibited in the Museum Wasseralfingen in Aalen or kept in the archive.

At an advanced age, Plock found a partner in Anna Maria Mack (1821–1905). Their son Hermann Plock (1858–1920) found recognition as a painter.

literature

Christian Plock; Jakob Offinger: New collection of ornaments of recent styles , Stuttgart 1862–1865.
Hans Otto Schaller: Weitbrecht and Plock. (Exhibition by L. Schaller). In: Württemberger Zeitung , 5th volume, number 217, September 16, 1911, pages 2–3, number 223, September 23, 1911, page 2.
August Wintterlin: The sculptor Georg Konrad Weinbrecht. A contribution to the history of the Württemberg arts and crafts 1796–1836 . In: Württembergische Vierteljahrshefte für Landesgeschichte, new series 5.1896, Stuttgart 1897, pages 333–359, especially pages 346, 354, 359, footnote 1.
Johannes Zahlten: Between Dürer and Kepler. The beginnings of the polytechnic school and the arts . In: Johannes H. Voigt (editor): Festschrift for the 150th anniversary of the University of Stuttgart. Contributions to the history of the university , Stuttgart 1979, pages 404-437, especially pages 419, 421.
Paul Zech: Festschrift to celebrate the inauguration of the new wing extension and the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Technical University of Stuttgart. With a documented history of the Royal Technical University in Stuttgart , Stuttgart 1879, page 23.
Peter A. Zdansky: Loving look at the moving creature. Born in Aalen: modeler and draftsman Christian Plock (1809–1882). In: ostalb / einhorn. Quarterly books for home and culture in the Ostalbkreis issue 150 (2011), pp. 97-102.

Individual evidence

↑ Wintterlin 1897, page 359, gives August 16 as the date of death, the website of the city of Aalen (see web links ) August 26.
↑ The modeler (modeller) created wax molds that were coated with brass or tin in order to get the casting mold. By imprinting the casting mold in damp sand, the sand mold was obtained into which the red-hot iron was poured. The chaser (chaser) cleaned the mold of burrs and other impurities. (After Wintterlin 1897, pages 342–343)

Web links

Short biography of Plock on the website of Museum Wasseralfingen.Retrieved on December 27, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Plock, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Plock, Christian Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German draftsman, modeler and ornamenter
DATE OF BIRTH	January 9, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bask
DATE OF DEATH	uncertain: August 16, 1882
Place of death	Wasseralfingen

[1] Wintterlin 1897, page 359, gives August 16 as the date of death, the website of the city of Aalen (see web links ) August 26.

[2] The modeler (modeller) created wax molds that were coated with brass or tin in order to get the casting mold. By imprinting the casting mold in damp sand, the sand mold was obtained into which the red-hot iron was poured. The chaser (chaser) cleaned the mold of burrs and other impurities. (After Wintterlin 1897, pages 342–343)