Ferdinand Just
Ferdinand Fritz Wendelin Just (born May 13, 1919 in Biela near Bodenbach, today in Děčín , † April 29, 2010 in Bonn ) was a German painter and sculptor.
Career
Just was born the son of an architect and grew up in Breslau . During the Second World War he fought as a soldier at the front. His early work as a painter was almost completely lost during this time. After the end of the war he first came to Schleswig-Holstein, where he met Emil Nolde . From 1948 he lived in Bonn .
The focus of his artistic work were abstract sculptural works made of aluminum , which were created using free-form casting . On the theater forecourt of the city of Lünen an der Lippe stands the sculpture "Aufstrebende Stadt" created by him in 1984.
Honors
- September 15, 1997: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- April 29, 1945: Wound badge in black
- December 24, 1944: War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
- Iron Cross 2nd Class (date of award unknown)
Web links
- Thomas Kliemann: Bonn artist: "Unfortunately I was gifted" , In: General-Anzeiger, May 5, 2010
- "That's Just!" on YouTube
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| SURNAME | Just, Ferdinand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Just, Ferdinand Fritz Wendelin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biela b. Bodenbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2010 |
| Place of death | Bonn |