Claus Cito
Nicolas Joseph 'Claus' Cito (born May 26, 1882 in Bascharage , † October 10, 1965 in Pétange ) was a Luxembourgish sculptor . His most famous work is the Gëlle Fra war memorial .
Life
Claus Cito grew up in poor circumstances in a family of blacksmiths who were of Italian descent. “Josy” Cito, as he was called in his home country, had lost his birth mother at the age of three and was henceforth supported by a social worker. From 1900 he studied at the Düsseldorf School of Applied Arts and later at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels . He received support from the director of the school, the German Peter Behrens . In 1903 he studied at the royal art academy. He had been friends with the painter August Macke since his time in Düsseldorf and temporarily shared a studio with him. In April 1907 both artists traveled to Kandern and painted the hall together in the Gasthaus Krone. Cito developed an intensive collaboration with the sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck and was his right-hand man.
Works
- Monument du Souvenir ( Gëlle Fra , 1923) in Luxembourg City
- Altar at the crypt of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Luxembourg City
- Emile Mark Monument (1936) in Differdange
- Marble bust of the Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (1939), today in the former town house of Differdange
- Statue Mère éplorée (Inconsolable Mother) in the cemetery in Leudelange
Prices
- Art Prize Prix Grand-Duc Adolphe 1909 (together with Lucien Wercollier )
literature
- Lotty Braun-Breck: Claus Cito and his time. 1882-1965 . Self-published, Luxembourg 1995. Updated new edition. Schortgen, Esch-sur-Alzette 2010, ISBN 978-2-87953-101-4 .
Web links
- Biography (PDF version of the Luxembourg journal ons stad ; 1.8 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ursula Heiderich: August Macke. Painting. Catalog raisonné. Ostfildern 2008, p. 346.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cito, Claus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cito, Nicolas Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bascharage |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1965 |
| Place of death | Pétange |