Franz Nachtmann
Franz Nachtmann (born December 8, 1883 in Munich ; † 1942 there ) was a German sculptor .
Life
Franz Nachtmann was the son of a furniture manufacturer. After study trips through Germany, Austria and Italy, he started working as a freelance sculptor in Munich.
Nachtmann's work mainly includes small sculptures, including dancers expressing movement in Art Nouveau style , which were offered by various foundries such as Adalbert Brandstetter (now the Kunstgiesserei München ) and earthenware manufacturers. Around 1920 he also worked for the Reinhold Merkelbach stoneware factory in Grenzhausen . In the 1920s and 1930s he created a number of warrior and grave memorials.
Works (selection)
- Snail woman and snail man
- Young bull
- Chinese dancing woman
- Dancing young faun at the double paul game
- Bird sculpture
- dancer
- centaur
- Nude in the lotus position, in the manner of a Buddha statue
literature
- Franz Nachtmann . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 454 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Franz Nachtmann. In: Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden
- ↑ Franz Nachtmann . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 454 .
- ↑ Snail woman and snail man. In: Mehlis auction house
- ^ Bronze by Franz Nachtmann, around 1930. ( Memento from November 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) In: ZDFmediathek
- ^ Sculpture "Dancing Chinese", bronze. Franz Nachtmann. In: kunstguss.de
- ↑ bird plastic Franz Nachtmann Munich. In: lot-tissimo.com
- ↑ Nachtmann, Franz, b. 1883 Munich. In: beyars.com
- ^ Franz Nachtmann (German 1883-1942), The Centaur, bronze. In: the-saleroom.com
- ^ Franz Nachtmann 1883 Munich. In: Hampel auction house, Munich
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nachtmann, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1942 |
| Place of death | Munich |