Hans Schmitt (sculptor)

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Hans Schmitt (* 1912 in Frankfurt am Main ; † 1996 in Inning am Ammersee ) was a German sculptor .

Life

The autodidact initially worked as a cowherd, baker, forest worker and community servant. Shortly before the end of the war, he lost his right arm. In 1969 the autodidact created his first sculptures. His materials were rubble collected from rubble, boards and other materials from which he created bizarre human and animal sculptures.

Since 1981 Schmitt lived in Inning am Ammersee in Upper Bavaria .

The uneducated, naive works of the sculptor are assigned to the Sculpture Brute . Many of his works belong to the Buchheim Collection and can be seen in the Museum of Fantasy in Bernried on Lake Starnberg .

plant

Standing cow height 30 cm, striding farmer height 20 cm (underside Hans Schmitt) Wood, cardboard, sawn, nailed, painted in color.

Exhibitions

  • 1979 Culture Forum of the City of Bonn
  • City Museum and in the Gasteig cultural center in Munich
  • Le Lavandou / France
  • 2001 Venice Biennale

literature

  • Lisa Puyplat: Hans Schmitt - Sculpture brute , Städt. Erlangen Gallery 1985
  • Gisela Pfeiffer: Hans and Anna ride to Landsberg. History and work of the sculptor Hans Schmitt , Stöppel Verlag, Weilheim 1988, ISBN 978-3924012267

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personal data
SURNAME Schmitt, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH 1996
Place of death Inning am Ammersee