Hans Rossmann

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Hans Rossmann (born May 14, 1868 in Vohenstrauß / Upper Palatinate , † September 29, 1915 in Munich ) was a German painter , graphic artist and illustrator .

Hans Rossmann:
title page youth , 1897
Hans Rossmann:
title page youth , 1898
Hans Rossmann:
Illustration Jugend , 1904
Hans Rossmann:
Illustration Simplicissimus , 1898

Life

Hans Rossmann was born in 1868 as the son of the history and glass painter Johan Baptist Rossmann (1836–1885) in Vohenstrauss in the Upper Palatinate. After training with his father, he began studying with Wilhelm von Diez and JC Herterich at the Academy in Munich in 1884 at the age of 16½ . After that he continued to live in Munich.

After working for the Hermann Rossner publishing house in Zeitz for several years, he was appointed professor at the Royal School of Arts and Crafts in Wroclaw in October 1903 . There he took over the class for decorative drawing and painting as well as the artistic and technical management of the workshop for glass painting. In 1908 Rossmann was one of the founding members of the Silesian Artists' Association , which was founded on the initiative of Hans Poelzig , director of the art school since 1903 . a. the architect Max Berg , the painter Max Wislicenus and the sculptor Paul Schulz.

Between 1897 and 1899, Hans Rossmann stayed several times at Neubünsch Castle near Rosenheim . A number of landscape paintings and portraits of the rural population were created there, making Rossmann one of the main representatives of the Samerberg painters. As an illustrator, he has made numerous contributions to the magazine “ Jugend - Münchner Illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben ” since it was launched in 1896. 72 works arose from his hand: title pages, drawings for texts or full-page illustrations, even during his time in Wroclaw. At the same time, Rossmann was represented with illustrations in the satirical weekly magazine Simplicissimus, also published in Munich . Hans Rossmann was a member of the Munich Secession .

In 1912, his health forced him to give up his position at the Breslau Art Academy . After a long illness, Hans Rossmann died in Munich in 1915 at the age of 47.

family

The Rossmann family from Vohenstrauss produced several artists. In addition to his father and Hans Rossmann, who worked as a glass painter, there was also his older brother Max Rossmann (* 1861 in Vohenstrauß; † 1926 in Amorbach ), a painter, sculptor, craftsman and church painter. Max Rossmann's wife Lilly was also a painter, as was their son of the same name, Munich-based Max Rossmann (1889–1961), who worked as a landscape and architecture painter.

Works (selection)

  • numerous illustrations for the magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus
  • Mural in the “ Schweidnitzer Keller ” in the town hall of Breslau (approx. 1904) (Fig.)
  • Murals "2000 ton press in the Huldschinsky works in Gleiwitz " and "Carmerschacht am Gieschewald " (Fig.) In the "Upper Silesian Tower" Posen , the exhibition and water tower built by H. Poelzig for the East German exhibition for industry, trade and agriculture 1911 .
  • "After work" (painting) (Fig.)
  • "Neubeuer bei Rosenheim" (etching) (gift from Mr. H. Rossner in Zeitz.)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fritz von Ostini : Wilhelm von Diez. In: Art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 3, 23rd year 1907/1908. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, November 1, 1907, p. 62 , accessed on May 10, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).
  2. ^ Enrollment by Hans Rossmann, register book 1884. Academy of Fine Arts Munich, accessed on May 10, 2015 .
  3. ^ Staff and studio news. In: Art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 4, 19th year 1903/1904. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, November 15, 1903, p. 98 , accessed on May 10, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).
  4. ↑ Hans Rossmann. ( Memento from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Guest books Schloß Neubänen - Biographies (PDF)
  5. ↑ Necrologist. In: Kunstchronik: Weekly for art and applied arts. NF 27. 1916, volume 2. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig, November 8, 1915, p. 153 , accessed on May 10, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).
  6. ↑ Hans Rossmann. In: American Art News. Vol. 14, December 11, 1915, Obituary (obituary)
  7. ^ Franz Goldstein, Ruth Kähler, Hermann Kähler: Rossmann, Maximilian Georg. In: Monogrammlexikon 1. de Gruyter, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-11-014453-0 . limited preview in Google Book search
  8. ↑ Rossmann, Max . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 4 : Q-U . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1958, p. 113 .
  9. ^ Hans Rossmann: Spring storms. In: Jugend: Münchner illustrated Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben, Vol. 8, No. 16. G. Hirth's Verlag, Munich & Leipzig, 1903, p. 267 , accessed on May 10, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).
  10. ^ Conrad Buchwald : From today's arts and crafts in Silesia. In: Kunstgewerbeblatt. NF 18, Issue 8, 1907 April 1907, p. 153 , accessed on May 10, 2015 (digitized version).
  11. ↑ History of the “Upper Silesian Tower” in Poznan ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at schlesien-lm.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schlesien-lm.de
  12. ^ The summer exhibition of the Munich Secession. In: Art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture. Issue 19, 18th year 1902/1903. Publishing house F. Bruckmann, Munich, July 1, 1903, p. 447 , accessed on May 10, 2015 (digitized version - University of Heidelberg).
  13. ^ Works of new art: copper engravings. In: Yearbook of the Königlich Preussische Kunstsammlungen, Volume 23. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Berlin, 1902, S. LV , accessed on May 10, 2015 (Digitalisat - DigiZeitschriften.de).
personal data
SURNAME Rossmann, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rossmann, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, graphic artist and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Vohenstrauss
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1915
Place of death Munich