Fritz Zalisz
Fritz Zalisz (born October 17, 1893 in Gera , † December 13, 1971 in Holzhausen ) was a German painter , graphic artist , sculptor and poet .
Life and works
Zalisz was born in Gera in 1893 as the son of a goldsmith and jeweler. After his school education he completed zoological studies with Ernst Haeckel in Jena . He later became his employee and subsequently exchanged letters with him.
Ernst Haeckel introduced him to the Munich painter Gabriel von Max . During his study stay in Munich , the first plastic experiments were made under the influence of Adolf von Hildebrands . He met Lenin in a Munich coffeehouse and drew him.
In 1914 Zalisz took part in the First World War (including as a war painter for the 58th Division). In 1918 he continued his studies at the Academy for Graphics and Book Trade in Leipzig . His teachers were Otto Richard Bossert and Alois Kolb for graphic techniques (especially etching and wood engraving ) and Adolf Lehnert for sculpture.
After further study stays in Berlin , he worked as a freelancer in Leipzig, from where he set off on trips to Holland , Belgium , France and Switzerland .
In 1927, Zalisz decided against being offered a professorship in Madrid . In 1940 the company moved to Leipzig-Holzhausen. After the Second World War , he mainly created small and animal sculptures. He also wrote aphorisms and poems.
Honors
- In 1996 he was represented with three works in the Kokoschka exhibition in Dresden .
- 2001 South Street in the district of Holzhausen in was Fritz Zalisz Street renamed
Memberships
Zalisz had been a member of the Freemason Lodge Minerva to the three palms in Leipzig since 1930 , where he held the office of master of the chair .
Works
Wagner table at the Brühl
Gravestone Walter Niemann
Plastic works (selection)
- 1921 bust of Mathias Grünewald , marble
- 1922 bust of Ludwig van Beethoven , marble
- 1924 Resting Diana, bronze, larger than life
- 1931 bust of Anton Bruckner , marble
- 1932 bust of Richard Wagner , plaster for marble, Leipzig Gewandhaus
- 1935 Memorial plaque to Johann Sebastian Bach , St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, destroyed
- 1936 memorial plaque from Theodor Körner , with poem: Lützow's wild daring hunt , bronze, former Neues Theater , Leipzig, melted down in 1942
- 1937 Richard Wagner commemorative plaque , bronze, in memory of Wagner's birthplace at Brühl , now Höfe am Brühl
- 1953 Draft of a tombstone for his friend Walter Niemann
Seals, book design
- J. Fritz Zalisz: Clarification. A commitment. Rainer Wunderlich Verlag, Leipzig, 1921. 36 p. With 5 original copperplate engravings by the author.
- Alfred Baresel (Ed.): Robert Teichmüller as a person and artist. Rainer Wunderlich Verlag, Leipzig 1922. 49 pages with 1 original lithograph.
literature
- Fritz Zalisz . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 36 : Wilhelmy-Zyzywi . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1947, p. 390-391 .
- Fritz Zalisz . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 5 : V-Z. Supplements: A-G . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p. 194 .
Web links
- Website Fritz Zalisz
- Fritz Zalisz on artnet.de
- Fritz Zalisz on Sylt , with a short biography and pictures
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography on the lodge page ( memento of February 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 10, 2010.
- ↑ Fig. Of the bust , accessed on November 10, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zalisz, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, printmaker, sculptor and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gera |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1971 |
| Place of death | Holzhausen |