Eduard Schmitz (sculptor)

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Eduard Schmitz jun. (* September 7, 1897 in Cologne ; † September 4, 1965 ibid) was a Cologne wood and stone sculptor and stonemason .

Life

Eduard Schmitz, son of Eduard Schmitz sen. (1867–1953), who was also a sculptor and from whom, for example, the Jan Wellem monument in Cologne-Mülheim comes from, studied - from 1913 - six semesters at the Cologne School of Applied Arts (the later Cologne Werkschulen ) with Professor Georg Grasegger from Partenkirchen . He was wounded in the First World War , in which he participated from 1916 to 1918.

In the post-war period he had studios in Cologne, including in Richard-Wagner-Strasse (until 1943), in Porz (1945–1947), in the ruins of the city hall of Cologne (1947–1964) and in Cologne-Deutz ( 1965). His works can mainly be found in the Cologne area, in churches and public buildings. His mostly strictly figurative works are partly influenced by Ernst Barlach . During the reconstruction in Cologne, he was involved as a sculptor and stonemason in the restoration of sculptures and buildings damaged in the Second World War.

Schmitz had been married to Maria Köther since 1933. He died a few days before his 68th birthday.

Works

Works in Cologne

Sculpture, torchbearer , bronze, 1936 to 1937
Relief on the vestibule of St. Georg, Cologne
  • Castle wall, Roman fountain ; Design: Brantzky, Franz ; Participation in the execution, April 1914 to June 1915.
  • Mülheim , Frankfurter Straße, residential and commercial building, architectural decoration; Architecture: Herpers, Willy / Gassen, Franz, 1924.
  • Deutz , trade fair, west hall, Rhine portal porch III (southern arbor), figurative ornamentation, theme: air , one of two crowning figures, pair of putti, riding on clouds , two of four tracery-like medallions, right side portal, Icarus , left side portal, parachutist , draft (more Sculptures here by Josef Pabst (1879–1950), Joseph and Meller, Willi); Execution: Ooms, Anton Heinrich, Kalscheuerwerk, Frechen , 1924; Removed in 1927 when the fair was renovated.
  • Town hall , council tower, ground floor, tower figures, 1925. (+).
  • Buchheim , St. Mauritius, redesign to the war memorial chapel and two outdoor sculptures, St. Michael , St. Mauritius , Muschelkalk , 1928 to 1929.
  • Weiden , Goethestrasse 31, St. Marien, high altar ; Altar cross, wood, inaugurated on January 20, 1929; High altar dismantled from 1966 to 1967.
  • Lindenthal , Rautenstrauchstrasse, execution of the centaur figures , double sculpture made of shell limestone , design by Grasegger, Georg, 1930.
  • Raderthal , Raderberger Straße 199, church portal, sculpture Madonna , copper, 1930.
  • Johannisstraße 64, memorial plaque, Nicolaus August Otto and Eugen Langen ; Foundation of the Cologne District Association of German Engineers; 1932; Destroyed in World War II.
  • Mülheim, Stadtgarten, war memorial with inscription: Mülheims / sons who / died for / home and / fatherland , 1934; Dismantled in 1945.
  • Mülheim, Wallstrasse, Evangelical Peace Church, tower hall, crucifix, 1935. (+).
  • Neumarkt 18–24, Kreissparkasse Cologne , ticket hall, fountain, Cologne water fountain, bronze, 1935; Guss: Werkkunstschulen Köln ; Melted down around 1942, re-cast in the old shape in 1950.
  • Hohenzollernring 94, Gothaer Lebensversicherung , facade, sculpture, torchbearer , bronze, 1936-1937.
  • Lintgasse 27–29, house sign in the skylight of the front door, jumping horse , wood, around 1938. (+).
  • Rathausplatz, Rathaus, salvage of the twelve damaged sculptures from the cellar and provisional assembly of the broken parts, 1945 to 1950.
  • Rathausplatz, town hall, involved in the reconstruction, after 1945 to 1965. The working group of the stonemasons Schmitz-Mittler , which operated a construction works at the town hall from 1945 onwards, was managed by Eduard Schmitz from 1955 onwards. His wife managed the business until 1972.
  • Mülheim, Regentenstraße 4, Liebfrauenkirche, emergency church, high altar, crucifix, 1948.
  • Alter Markt, new creation of Jan von Werth on the fountain , sandstone , 1952.
  • Gürzenichstrasse, Gürzenich , involved in the reconstruction, 1952 to 1955.
  • Waidmarkt, St. Georg :
    • West choir, plague cross , restoration of the fork cross, addition of the corpus, 1952 to 1955
    • northern vestibule, gable, sculpture, Maria trampling on the dragon , around 1955
  • Spulmannsgasse, sexton's house of St. Johann Baptist, crucifixion group, restoration of the corpus and the assistant figures, renewal of the cross, 1954 to 1955.
  • Rheingasse, Overstolzenhaus , involved in the reconstruction, around 1954.
  • Rath, Erlöserkirchstrasse, To the Divine Redeemer, Marienaltar, sculpture, Madonna , wood, 1955.
  • Castle wall, Roman fountain , originally by Franz Brantzky, 1910 to 1915; changed reconstruction; Design: Karl Band , execution: July to December 1955.
  • Mülheim, Regentenstrasse 4, Liebfrauenkirche, Marienkapelle, sculpture, Madonna , wood, 1955.
  • Dünnwald, Premonstratenserstraße, St. Nikolaus , altar; Font, marble, execution, 1955.
  • To St. Katharinen, atrium of the Elendskirche, memorial plaque Johann Adam von Bell , basalt lava , 1956 to 1958.
  • St. Gregory in misery , restoration of the war-damaged high altar between the years 1959/1972.
  • Dünnwald, Holzweg, St. Nikolaus, Altar, 1959; Baptismal font (execution), 1959.
  • Under Taschenmacher 17, sculpture Madonna , copy; Copy of the canopy and console by Klaus Petersen, 1960.
  • To St. Katharinen, atrium of the Elendskirche, memorial plaque Joost van den Vondel , basalt lava, around 1960.
  • Severinstraße, St. Severin, connecting corridor between the church and the parish clubhouse, sculpture, basalt lava, around 1960.
  • Krebsgasse / Brüderstraße, Straßenstein, R. de l'ecrevisse , restoration and installation, 1962.
Commemorative plaque for the visit of John F. Kennedy
  • Portalsgasse, commemorative plaque on the visit of John F. Kennedy to Cologne in 1963, bronze, 1964.
  • Roonstraße 50, inscription in the facade of the synagogue in memory of the destruction on November 9, 1938 during the November pogroms of 1938 , design and execution, 1964 to 1965.
  • Deutz, Reischplatz 6, inscription plaque in memory of the former synagogue, basalt lava, draft; Execution: Michels, Franz Xaver, 1964; mounted May 1965.
  • Mülheim, Mülheimer Freiheit 78, inscription plaque in memory of the former synagogue, draft; Execution: Michels, Franz Xaver, 1964; mounted August 1965.
  • Mülheim, Mülheimer Freiheit / Krahnenstrasse, Mülheimia fountain by Albermann, Wilhelm; Repairs, including supplementary work on the well basin after the traffic accident of July 30, 1965.

Works outside Cologne

Bas-relief on the old town hall in Hermülheim without the chiseled swastika, 1935–1937
  • Hürth , 1935–1937 Bas-relief on the old town hall in Hermülheim .
  • Overath- Marialinden , St. Mariae Visitation, high altar, sculpture, Immaculata , wood, around 1928.
  • Hemmerden / Rhld., Catholic parish church, high altar; Design: Government Builder Baud; Execution; together with Hertel, Adalbert, 1933 to 1935.
  • Odenthal- Altenberg , former Cistercian abbey , church, south aisle, above the portal, war memorial, sculpture, “St. Michael ”, oak wood, 1936 to 1938.
  • Siegburg, Michaelsberg Abbey , monastery church, plate, with reliefs, slate, 1943; Tabernacle , metal with rubies; together with Häuschen, F, before 1953; Choir stalls , back walls, sculptures, saints , wood, before 1953.
  • Bergheim, Catholic parish church, Triumphal Cross , created around 1450, restoration and reconstruction of the color version, before 1951; Cemetery, seven stations, seven painful wayside shrines , basalt lava, execution; Design: Band, Karl, 1947.
  • Eitorf / Sieg, Catholic parish church St. Patricius , choir , sculpture group, Christ and the 12 disciples , 1951 to 1952.
  • Frechen , St. Severin , architectural decorations and baptismal font, 1957.
  • Jülich, Citadel , two reconstruction models, 1:50 and 1: 500; 1962.
  • Drolshagen / Westphalia, St. Clemens, high altar, marble; Design: Band, Karl, executed in 1964.

Web links

Commons : Eduard Schmitz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Robert Steimel: Cologne heads . Steimel-Verlag, Cologne 1958.
  2. ↑ a b Death certificate no. 1559 from September 6, 1965, Cologne Old Town registry office. In: LAV NRW R civil status register. Retrieved June 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Dominik Meiering , Joachim Oepen: Breaking up instead of breaking off , The Church of St. Johann Baptist in Cologne. Pressure: Quickly, Bramsche. ISBN 978-3-00-028096-2 , p. 94: "In 1962 the [...] figure of Mary [of the crucifixion group] was stolen from the town hall, where it was in the sculptor's workshop Eduard Schmitz for restoration."
  4. ^ Christoph Bellot: Matrix est in Bocheim ecclesia. The former parish church of Buchheim . In: Colonia Romanica, yearbook of the Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e. V. , vol. 9, 1994, p. 32 footnote 98: “[…] The figures of the western front were created by Eduard Schmitz jun. (1897-1965). [...] "
  5. ↑ -km-: New Madonna for the Raderthal Church . In: Lokal-Anzeiger . August 12, 1930.
  6. ^ Birgit Schilling, Karl Heinz Thurz: Fountain in Cologne . JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 1988, ISBN 3-7616-0936-1 , p. 62 .
  7. ^ Hiltrud Kier : Reclam's city guide. Architecture and art. Cologne . Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-15-018564-3 , p. 228 .
  8. ^ Heinz Firmenich: St. Georg in Cologne ; Rheinische Kunststätten vol. 55, 5th edition 1980, p. 10
  9. ^ Hiltrud Kier , Hermann-Josef Reuther: St. Georg Cologne . 1st edition. No. 2573 . Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2005, ISBN 3-7954-6551-6 , p. 19 .
  10. ↑ Dominik Meiering, Joachim Oepen: Awakening instead of demolition , The Church of St. Johann Baptist in Cologne. Pressure: Quickly, Bramsche. ISBN 978-3-00-028096-2 , p. 99
  11. ^ Rupert Schreiber: St. Gregor. Church on the Elendsfriedhof, von Groote'sche family church ; in: Colonia Romanica - Yearbook of the Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e. V., Cologne churches and their renaissance and baroque furnishings , Volume 2, Greven Verlag, Cologne 2003/2004; P. 118 (there as Edmund Schmitz, probably spelling mistakes)
  12. ↑ si: Nice old lanterns . In: Kölner Stadt-Rundschau . January 8, 1961.
  13. ↑ Madonna under the canopy . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . August 6, 1960.
  14. ↑ Placidus Mittler: The figures of saints in the choir of the abbey church ; published by the Benedictine Abbey Michaelsberg, Siegburg
personal data
SURNAME Schmitz, Eduard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmitz, Eduard junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wood and stone sculptor and stone mason
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH 4th September 1965
Place of death Cologne