Hans Osel
Hans Osel (born August 30, 1907 in Pasing , † December 28, 1996 in Munich ) was a German sculptor .
Life
Hans Osel was born as the son of the Reichstag member Heinrich Osel on August 30, 1907 in the then independent town of Pasing. After the murder of his father, the son's career changed fundamentally. He left high school and attended the wood carving school in Munich from 1921 to 1925. This was followed by ten semesters of study at the State School for Applied Arts from 1926 to 1930 . Early competition successes, including two first prizes for figural compositions in the Harnack House in Berlin, arose. 1931 to 1938 followed 13 semesters at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Professor Karl Killer . Osel won many academy competitions and was awarded Munich and international scholarships. In 1937 he opened his own studio in Munich's Tizianstrasse, which was destroyed in 1943 during World War II. 30 sculptures, around 800 hand drawings and all sculpting utensils burned while Osel was in Russia. In 1939 he was called up for military service and did not return home until June 16, 1945 . Numerous works by Osel are in public space. He made his work in stone as well as in bronze, wood and glass. In addition to his fountain figures, Osel mainly worked for churches and monasteries in Bavaria and Hesse. His artistic work was honored with three state purchases. In 1932, Osel passed the professional ski instructor exam. In the post-war period he founded a ski school in cooperation with a Munich sports store in 1948 , which under his direction developed into the largest in Europe and was later taken over by Sportscheck . Osel was chairman of the German Ski Instructor Association for 23 years , later its honorary president.
On December 28, 1996, Hans Osel died in his house in Munich-Pasing, and on January 8, 1997 he was buried in the Pasing cemetery .
Awards
- In 1964 he was awarded the Olympic Medal of Merit
- In 1976 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon by Federal President Walter Scheel
- In 1982 Osel received the Pasinger Art and Culture Prize
- In 1985, Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker presented him with the large silver plaque from the Safety in Skiing Foundation
Works
Among his best-known works are the Marchinger limestone and bronze fountains by the folk singer Liesl Karlstadt and Roider Jackl on the Munich Viktualienmarkt from 1961 and 1977.
In his home town, the Munich district of Pasing, there is the war memorial , the “wedding fountain ” in front of the Pasing town hall and the fish fountain in the courtyard of the Pasing Viktualienmarkt .
literature
- Carl Erras: Hans Osel, a Munich sculptor . Buchendorfer Verlag, Munich 1988.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Hans Piontek: Hans Osel - his works shaped Munich's face. For the 100th birthday of the first DSLV honorary president . In: Münchner Merkur . August 30, 2007. Quoted from the German Ski Instructor Association (Hrsg.): SnowSport . No. 2 / 2007-08 . Wolfratshausen 2007, p. 17 ( skilehrerverband.de [PDF; 2.5 MB ; accessed on March 17, 2013]).
- ↑ Grave of Hans Osel and Heinrich Osel at the Pasing cemetery (Grabfeld MW, location , picture )
- ^ Juliane Reister: Fountain art & water games . Walks in 10 Munich districts. München-Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-937090-26-9 , pp. 45-47 .
- ↑ Stadtchronik 1961. Remarkable, curious and everyday things. In: Website of the City of Munich. Retrieved on March 17, 2013 : "A memorial for Liesl Karlstadt"
- ↑ Stadtchronik 1977. Remarkable, curious and everyday things. In: Website of the City of Munich. Retrieved on March 17, 2013 : "Honor for Munich originals"
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Osel, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pasing |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1996 |
| Place of death | Munich |