Erich Lossie

Erich Lossie (born June 11, 1886 in Lübbecke , † November 2, 1944 in Bielefeld ) was a German sculptor .

Erich Lossie came to Bielefeld at the age of six after the death of his father Adolf Lossie . There he completed an apprenticeship as a sculptor and plasterer in 1904 . After attending the Hanover School of Applied Arts , he worked in Bielefeld for some time. He got to know Peter August Böckstiegel at the technical school of the painters' guild, where he took evening courses with Ludwig Godewols .

In 1908 Lossie continued his artistic training, initially at the Hamburg School of Applied Arts until 1911 , then until 1914 as a student of Hans Perathoner at the Bielefeld School of Applied Arts . There he was actively involved in building the plaster model of the Leineweberdenkmal . When the model was moved semi-dry, it collapsed, buried Lossie under itself and injured him so badly that he was physically impaired for life. In 1915 Lossie was called up for military service, but released again because of his foot ailments. For some time he worked in Berlin sculptor workshops before opening his own studio in Bielefeld in 1917. At the end of 1919 he founded the artist group “Der Lurf” there together with Hermann Freudenau (1883–1966), Heinz Leverenz (1890–1939) and Herbert Behrens-Hangeler (1898–1981) . Since 1909 he was also active in the artist group “Rote Erde”, together with Böckstiegel, Leverenz, Victor Tuxhorn (1892–1964) and Ernst Sagewka (1883–1959).

In Bielefeld he was known for his slender human figures with smooth surfaces, depicted in elongated proportions. In addition to such sculptures, he designed tombs, fountains and memorial stones. In public space is u. a. a plaque of honor for fallen soldiers of the First World War has been preserved in the Helmholtz high school . In addition, portrait busts and free works have been preserved.

In 1934 Lossie visited his friend Peter August Böckstiegel in his home in Arrode. Böckstiegel wrote about Lossie's physical condition in a letter: “Despite his 48 years, an old man of 60 years. So he should work here for a few days so that new courage can draw in. ”This is how a sculpture Lossies was created by Böckstiegel's niece, Elsbeth Rossi.

After the death of his mother, in whose household he had lived, Lossie was accepted into the Lutherstift Bielefeld in 1938. There he lost all of his personal possessions in the bombing raid on September 30, 1944, including many of his sculptures and photographs as well as the catalog raisonné. Lossie died a few weeks later at the age of 58.

Exhibitions

• Erich Lossie - sculptor of the "Bielefelder Moderne", new studio of the Peter-August-Böckstiegel-Haus Arrode, 2014

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "The Ararat. Glossaries, sketches and notes on the new art ”, Goltzverlag, Munich January 1920, p. 16.