Hans Gerwing
Hans Gerwing (born on November 7, 1893 in Gelsenkirchen , died on September 20, 1974 in Düsseldorf ) was a German sculptor .
Live and act
After completing his training at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Dortmund, he studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy as a master student of Karl Janssen and Richard Langer . As early as 1924 he won first prize in the competition of the city of Cologne for a Siegfried monument. He worked in Cologne until 1928, then in Dortmund, Bochum and Düsseldorf.
Another preserved monument is in Bochum-Dahlhausen , Eibergerstraße 2, Die Mrauerbe von 1929 in memory of those who died in the First World War .
His artistic work is closely linked to the sculptures by Georg Kolbe , Fritz Klimsch and Arno Breker . A lifelong friendship and artistic exchange connected him with the latter until his death.
Gerwing's grave slab was created by his friend, sculptor Erich Elsner, in 1974 and is considered lost. The subjects of his artistic work were mining, athletes, female nudes, dancers and animals. For example, a large elephant (private property), a giraffe (private property) and horses are known. He participated with bronze figures in numerous exhibitions before and after the war. His sculptures were shown, among other things, in the major German art exhibitions in Munich in 1940 and 1942. Numerous bronze reliefs, depictions of the family and warrior figures are known and popular on the art market.
literature
- Hans Gerwing . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 52, Saur, Munich a. a. 2006, ISBN 3-598-22792-2 , p. 335.
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Gerwing, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gelsenkirchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 1974 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |