Friedrich Offermann

Friedrich Offermann (born June 5, 1859 in Hamburg , † February 24, 1913 in Dresden ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Friedrich Offermann was born in Hamburg in 1859. His artistic talents were recognized early on and so he began studying at the Hamburg School of Applied Arts around 1879 . From 1880 to 1886 he continued his studies at the Dresden Art Academy . He was a master student at Ernst Hähnel and worked in 1887 in the studio with. From 1888 he had his own studio and worked as a freelance sculptor in Dresden. In 1890 he became chairman of the Dresden Art Cooperative , and in 1891 he was elected chairman of the association of visual artists. He was also a guest at the Goppeln artists' colony near Dresden. He created sculptures and small sculptures from sandstone , marble , and bronze , continued to work for the Meissen porcelain manufactory and, in addition to designs, also created groups of porcelain figures. His artistic ability was in great demand, because he advised many architects and artists professionally and artistically. This resulted in a large number of designs, most of which were realized. Offermann died in Dresden in 1913.

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Sculptures

"Moving Elbe" and "calm Elbe" at the Carolabrücke in Dresden

1891–1893: Statues of Maria Magdalena and Johannes for the town hall in Hamburg
1900: Bronze statue of the city's founder, Duke Heinrich the Pious in Marienberg
1905: Model for a war memorial for the fallen soldiers of the Franco-German War in Planitz near Zwickau
1906: Model of the four evangelists as full figures for the Luther Church in Zwickau , executed by the company Zehme & Pietsch
plastic facade decoration and two figures made of sandstone for residential buildings on Bönischplatz in Dresden- Johannstadt (destroyed in 1945)
Putten for the art academy and exhibition building in Dresden, Brühlsche Terrasse
Altar group of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden
Atlases for the Ständehaus in Dresden
Figures at the New Town Hall in Dresden
1907: Allegorical groups of images “Moving Elbe ” and “Calm Elbe” at the Carolabrücke in Dresden
“Moving Elbe”: Triton swings his club over the waves while hunting
“Calm Elbe”: Nereide rides over calm water

Fonts

From the sculptor's workshop . In: The Gazebo . Issue 14, 1892, pp. 433–436 ( full text [ Wikisource ] - with drawings by M. Kenze).

literature

Kunstchronik , weekly for arts and crafts , new series 13 (1902), column 441. ( digitized at Heidelberg University Library)
Kunstchronik, weekly for arts and crafts , new series 17 (1906), column 432. ( digitized at Heidelberg University Library)
Offermann, Friedrich . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 578 .
Fritz Löffler : The old Dresden. History of his buildings. P. 474.
Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden. From Aphrodite to the twin fountain. Jacob, Freital 2010, ISBN 978-3-942098-05-2 , p. 38.

Web links

Portrait photo in the Rheinisches Bildarchiv Cologne. (Photographer: Hugo Erfurth ) Image index of art and architecture ; accessed on June 22, 2017

Individual evidence

↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts
↑ Kunstchronik, weekly for art and applied arts , new series 13 (1902), column 441. (compare literature )
↑ 322-1 City Hall Building Commission: Finding aid. (PDF; 75 kB) Hamburg State Archive , p. 11 (14 in PDF) , accessed on August 26, 2015 .
^ Sights: Marienberg, core city. (No longer available online.) In: marienberg.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ Karl Paul Edler von der Planitz. (PDF; 1.19 MB) Auerbach city archive in Vogtland, accessed on August 26, 2015 .
↑ Luther Church. In: luthergemeindezwickau.de. Retrieved February 9, 2017 .
↑ The Carolabrücke in numbers. In: Statistics in Dresden. September 28, 2012, accessed August 26, 2015 .
↑ Thomas Kantschew: Carolabrücke: functionality combined with bitter concrete charm. In: The new Dresden. Retrieved August 26, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Offermann, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 5, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH	February 24, 1913
Place of death	Dresden

[1] Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts

[2] Kunstchronik, weekly for art and applied arts , new series 13 (1902), column 441. (compare literature )

[3] 322-1 City Hall Building Commission: Finding aid. (PDF; 75 kB) Hamburg State Archive , p. 11 (14 in PDF) , accessed on August 26, 2015 .

[4] Sights: Marienberg, core city. (No longer available online.) In: marienberg.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[5] Karl Paul Edler von der Planitz. (PDF; 1.19 MB) Auerbach city archive in Vogtland, accessed on August 26, 2015 .

[6] Luther Church. In: luthergemeindezwickau.de. Retrieved February 9, 2017 .

[7] The Carolabrücke in numbers. In: Statistics in Dresden. September 28, 2012, accessed August 26, 2015 .

[8] Thomas Kantschew: Carolabrücke: functionality combined with bitter concrete charm. In: The new Dresden. Retrieved August 26, 2015 .