Eduard Spörri
Eduard Spörri (born January 21, 1901 in Wettingen ; † July 1, 1995 there ) was a Swiss sculptor .
Life
Spörri came from a family of sculptors. His grandfather, father and uncle ran a sculpture workshop in Wettingen.
From 1917 to 1919 he attended the arts and crafts school in Zurich and at the same time completed an apprenticeship with the sculptor Turo Rossi in Locarno, which he completed in 1920. From 1921 to 1923 he took courses with Joseph Wackerle at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich and continued his education for two more years at the Academy of Fine Arts with Hermann Hahn . Here he came into contact with the work of Adolf von Hildebrand and Wilhelm Lehmbruck , who shaped him as role models. In 1924 he took over his father's workshop in Wettingen, but gave it up again in favor of artistic sculpture.
A study award from the Swiss Confederation (1929) enabled him to go on a study trip to Rome and Naples. Another federal art grant was used to finance a stay in Paris in 1931 and 1932. This is where Spörri's admiration for Aristide Maillol and Auguste Rodin began , which now began to shape his style.
In 1929 he married Rosa Bachofner, who was his model for a number of female figures. Walter Huser was Spörri's brother-in-law.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1927: Great German Art Exhibition, Düsseldorf
- 1936: 20th Venice Biennale
- 1938: Exposition Internationale des Beaux-Arts, Venice
- 1948: Exhibition with Ernst Gubler at the ETH Zurich
- 1961: Exhibition with Eugen Maurer at the Kunsthaus Aarau
- 1976: Exhibition in the Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen
- 1991: Exhibition at the Kunsthaus Aarau with his artist friends
- 2001: Memorial exhibition for the 100th birthday in Gluri-Suter-Huus , Wettingen
Works
Eduard Spörri was one of the most important sculptors of his time in the canton of Aargau. Accordingly, many of his works can be found in Wettingen and the Baden district.
Selection:
- 1938/1939: Big bathers , Aarau , Casino Park
- Relief at the village fountain in Wölflinswil
- 1954: Zwyssig Monument , in the courtyard of the Wettingen monastery
- 1959: Emigrant Brunnen , at the Rest. Roessli Platz, Rothrist Aargau
- (before) 1980: Judith , at Inseli on the old Rhine bridge between Rheinfelden AG and Rheinfelden (Baden)
- 1982/1985: Gottfried Keller memorial , Glattfelden
literature
- Pirmin Meier : Eduard Spörri. An old master from Aargau. AT-Verlag, Aarau 2000, ISBN 3-85502-728-5 .
- Thomas Freivogel : Eduard Spörri. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 4th October 2010 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Eduard Spörri in the catalog of the German National Library
- Michael Hanak: Spörri, Eduard. In: Sikart
- Eduard Spörri on artnet
- Eduard Spörri Museum Eduard Spörri Foundation
- Eduard Spörri at Kunstbreite.ch
Individual evidence
- ^ Matriculation book, Academy of Fine Arts Munich: winter semester 1922/23 . Accessed on August 9, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spörri, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wettingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1995 |
| Place of death | Wettingen |