Georges Morin (sculptor)

Georges Morin (born April 30, 1874 in Berlin ; † February 5, 1950 ibid) was a German painter, sculptor and medalist . He created numerous sculptural works for new buildings by architects of his time as well as independent pictures, medals, statues and figures.

Life

Morin studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin from 1892 to 1896 , where he was a student of Ernst Herter and Peter Breuer, among others . After successfully passing his exams, he then stayed in Paris to study , where he was fascinated by the performances of oriental dancers in the Commedia dell'arte . He began to paint and model the dancers. He then traveled to Italy and England, then returned to Berlin and lived at Görrestrasse 16 in Berlin-Friedenau . Many other artists lived and worked in the same house or in the immediate vicinity, such as Wilhelm Haverkamp , Valentino Casal (1867–1951), Heinrich Missfeldt , Ludwig Isenbeck , Ludwig Manzel , Paul Hubrich (1869–1948) and Edmund Gomansky .

Morin became a member of the district art deputation, the Association of Visual Artists in Berlin and the Reich Association of Visual Artists Berlin . He was often able to present his works to the public at art exhibitions in Berlin.

Works (selection)

“Flora” monument in Spandau

“Fish rider” in Wilmersdorf

Facade decorations and large sculptures

Surname	Location	Dimensions (height)	When created	Detailed information	source
Attica figures	at the French Friedrichstadtkirche in Berlin-Mitte		around 1905	together with Ernst Müller-Braunschweig and Martin Schauß
Dr. Builder - statue	at the Palace of Justice in Hamburg		1903
Group drama	City Theater in Poznan
Dr. Gustav Roesicke , memorial and fountain	on the Weberwiese in Berlin-Friedrichshain
Flora statue	in Berlin-Spandau		1920
Young falconer		231 cm		bronze
Miłosierny Samarytanin	ul. Unii Lubelskiej, Szczecin	270 cm	1938	Sandstone sculpture of the former air force hospital
Wave play			before 1914	Presentation: Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1914
Allegory of warrior honor	Church of Salvation in Berlin
Fish rider	Uhlandstraße corner Paris Street , Berlin-Wilmersdorf		1929	Bronze fountain
Sculpting work	Single home in Berlin

Small sculptures, pictures and medals

Surname	Location	Dimensions	When created	Detailed information	source
Medals				exhibited in the Münzkabinett Berlin
Bronze medal of the IHK Berlin with a portrait of Franz von Mendelssohn	Berlin State Library , Music Department	ø 90 mm	1925	Property of the Mendelssohn Society
Tire dancer		18 cm	around 1900	Bronze. Polished brass tire, base plate decorated with a ring pattern; cuboid base made of black marble. Morin produced a large number of dancer figures in a similar representation, changing the material or the details (for example, the tire was also omitted).
Chryselephantine figure of a tire dancer in classic garb		4.84 in		Figure like tire dancer , material ivory, base striped marble
Bust of a young girl		68 cm		marble
Architect. Crouching male nude with a compass in his right hand		41 cm		bronze
Landscape with sheep
Dancing Salome		24 cm		Bronze, on a triangular marble base
Frog princess		19 cm		bronze
Encrier en marbre comprenant une figurine en bronze		9.5 × 16.34 in		( Marble inkwell with bronze figurine )
St. George defeats a dragon		5.20 x 13.20 in		bronze
several dancers with hoops			until 1920	bronze
Dancers with a hula-hoop		19.29 in	1900	bronze
Feminine figure		13.39 in		bronze
Classic dancing girl with hoop		13.23 in
Nude woman with compass		18.90 x 15.35 in	1912	marble
Naked female with shawl		24.80 in		marble
The problem		12.99 in	1910	marble
Dancing woman		13.78 in		bronze
Diana		16.5 cm	circa 1925	Bronze on a banded marble base; Art Nouveau-like design. Diana also appears in several versions.
Figure of a standing woman, hands clasped		11 inches		Bronze on a marble base
Greek warrior with helmet and spear		9 ½ inches		Bronze on a marble base
Reading youth		24 cm		Bronze; standing clothed boy with book
Lift		26 cm		Bronze, gilded, on a marble base. Greek goddess of eternal youth
Huguenot Cross	Huguenot Museum in Bad Karlshafen			draft

literature

• Morin, Georges . 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. 154 .
• Harold Berman (Ed.): Bronzes Sculptors and Founders 1800–1930. Volume 4, Schiffer Pub, Atglen, PA 1994, ISBN 0-88740-703-X , p. 1019, Fig. 3962.

Web links

Commons : Georges Morin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Homepage “Art Market” ; Retrieved October 22, 2009.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Offer from the Bergmann auction house, catalog numbers 811 and 812; Retrieved October 22, 2009
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} auction portal Lottissimo ; Retrieved October 22, 2009.
4. ^ Website on the artist cemetery in Friedenau ( Memento from July 15, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ); Retrieved October 22, 2009.
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Actions with works by Morin on artnet. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
6. ↑ sedina.pl.Retrieved March 3, 2016.
7. ^ Ernst Kühnel : The Great Berlin Art Exhibition . In: Art for everyone . 23/24 Issue, XXIX. vintage
8. ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
9. ^ Hans-Günter Klein: The Mendelssohn archive of the Berlin State Library. Inventory overview; Berlin 2003, p. 101.
10. ↑ Homepage “Arte deco”; Retrieved on October 23, 2009 ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 
11. ^ Auction house "live auctioneers" , accessed on October 22, 2009.
12. ↑ Askart auctions; Fig. Of the work ; Retrieved October 22, 2009.
13. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Auction information on AskArt; Retrieved October 22, 2009.
14. ↑ Figure Diana "ArtClock" , accessed on 22 October of 2009.
15. ↑ auction information at e-bay ; Retrieved October 22, 2009.
16. ↑ Website with information about “antiquities” ; Retrieved October 22, 2009.
17. ↑ Homepage Liveauctioneers ; Retrieved October 23, 2009.
18. ^ Homepage of the Huguenot Museum Bad Karlshafen , accessed on October 22, 2009.