Georg Busch

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Georg Busch in his studio with models of his works (1912)

Georg Busch (born March 11, 1862 in Hanau , † October 8, 1943 in Munich ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Georg Busch was initially trained in his father's altar builder workshop in Groß-Steinheim, today Hanau. His father Johann Georg Busch (1823–1895) was known as a carpenter, altar builder and wood sculptor and founded his company for church art in 1863 in Groß-Steinheim am Main, which the eldest son, Jacob, took over in 1888. Georg was a student at the Hanau drawing academy from 1880 to 1882 . He then received a scholarship from the Grand Duchy of Hesse for the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich until 1888 , where he became a student of Syrius Eberle . Georg Busch started his own business as a sculptor in Munich. He was a member of the Munich Association for Christian Art .

Until 1943 he created numerous works of mainly Christian art in bronze, stone and wood. His work, which extends beyond Germany, includes seven episcopal monuments, around 25 altars, five Stations of the Cross, a large number of memorials to the fallen, tombs, depictions of Christ , Mary and saints, but also profane: monuments, portraits and genre.

It is thanks to Busch's initiative that Christian art, which in the 19th century came in part from factory-like art institutions, regained artistic quality. He founded associations and societies in which the promotion of Christian artists and contact with clients was supported:

  • 1885: Albrecht Dürer Association at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich;
  • 1893: German Society for Christian Art , until 1924 Busch was its 2nd President;
  • 1900: Society for Christian Art Exhibition and Sales Point GmbH .;
  • 1918: Association of Exhibition House for Christian Art V.

With the support of his wife Marie, Georg Busch was the owner of the publishing house “Allgemeine Vereinigung für Christian Kunst” (General Association for Christian Art), in which the monograph series “Die Kunst dem Volke” was published from 1909 to 1943 in order to cover topics from art history in the best quality, with a broad impact, especially for students, accessible very cheaply. A total of 101 issues were published.

Georg-Busch-Strasse in Hanau-Steinheim is named after him.

His son was the art historian Karl Busch (1905–1964).

Prizes and awards

  • Two gold medals (world exhibition 1904, international art exhibition 1913), 4 silver medals (international art exhibition 1904 and 1907, exhibition for Christian art 1907, annual exhibition Salzburg 1914), and a.
  • He was awarded the title of Royal Professor on December 31, 1902 by Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria .
  • Honorary citizen of the city of Groß-Steinheim in 1911
  • King Ludwig Cross for home earnings, 1918 from King Ludwig III. awarded.
  • Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice 1897, New Year's Eve 1919.
Grave monument of Bishop Haffner in Mainz Cathedral

Selection of preserved works

  • Monuments of bishops in the cathedral in Mainz (Haffner, 1902), Eichstätt (v. Leonrod, 1908), Regensburg in the cathedral (v. Riedel, 1910) and there in the church of St. Jakob (v. Senestrey, 1910), Munich (v. Stein, 1911), Paderborn (Martin, 1916), Trier (Korum, 1924), the Canisius monument (1897) in Augsburg Cathedral, the Johann Conrad Graf von Preysing monument (1907) on the town square in Plattling , in Hanau-Steinheim the Peace Memorial (1911).
  • Altars: in Bamberg, St. Otto, the Heinrich u. Kunigunden altar (1916) and in the cathedral, nail chapel, the Lamentation of Christ (1922); in Berlin, Ss. Corpus Christi, the Altar of Mary (1895); Bochum, St. Josef Hospital (1928/29); in Bonn, St. Elisabeth, the Sacred Heart Altar (1918); in Homburg-Saar, St. Michael, the baldachin altar (1901) and in CZ Teplá b. Marienbad the Hroznata Altar (1899), the Joseph Altar in St. Cyriakus Geseke (1926)
  • Ways of the cross u. a. in CZ Kravare, St. Bartholomäus (1903–1907), in Munich, St. Paul (1906/13), in the parish churches in Ahrweiler (1906/07), Illerbeuren, Königseggwald , Aichach (1909), CH Rebstein (replica by Ludwigshafen 1911/12) and in Speyer, St. Josef (1934/38).
  • Christmas nativity scenes in churches in CH Tafers, St. Martin, in Zurich-Wiedikon, Herz-Jesu, in Bochum, St.-Josef-Hospital.
  • Genre with scenes from children: u. a. Offering box "For the poor" (1889), our father (1890), screamer (1892), violin player (1896) and "Praying girl" (1891) in the depot Städt.Galerie Lenbachhaus (marble), replicas at the poor school sisters in Regensburg (1899) and Munich (1917), in Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie, in Barcelona, ​​Städt. Museum,
  • Portrait busts u. a. from Leo XIII. (1887), Gebhard Fugel (1893), Martin Greif (1894), Emilie von Ringseis (1895), Bishop von Ketteler (1914).
special individual works
  • The Prodigal Son (1900, gold medal 1904, private collection)
  • A. Müller-Netscher tomb in Eltville (1904), replica "White Madonna" in Freiburg (1920),
  • Hercules fountain and St. Joseph in Augsburg, St. Stephan (1908),
  • Burial of Christ (bronze group 1912, gold medal 1913) in the city cemetery Merseburg and in Viersen cemetery Löh (sheet 27, grave 687-692),
  • Cover plate on the tumba of St. Wendel, St. Wendelin (1924)
  • Crucifixion group (1927) and Lamentation of Christ (bronze after 1922) in the cemetery CH Rebstein,
  • Life-size crucifix (1931) in Metten Abbey, replica in CH Rebstein, local museum,
  • St. Benedict in Tutzing and Metten Monastery (1898) and St. Bonifaz in Munich (1919)
  • Brother Konrad (silver) in the Altötting Chapel of Grace (1931),
  • Brother Konrad and St. Wolfgang in Bad Griesbach, Parzham (1939 for Amberg-Ammersricht),
  • Don Bosco for Cologne-Braunsfeld, St. Josef (1943).

Publications

  • The Catholic Church and its art. General Association for Christian Art, Munich 1933.

literature

Web links

Commons : Georg Busch  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In the footsteps of Georg Busch . In: Aichacher Nachrichten , October 23, 2013; accessed on April 21, 2017
  2. ^ Association for Christian Art in Munich (ed.): Festgabe in memory of the 50th year. Anniversary. Lentner'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Munich 1910, p. 149.
personal data
SURNAME Busch, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanau
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1943
Place of death Munich