Hansfritz Werner

Hansfritz Werner (born October 8, 1894 in Norden in East Friesland , † October 29, 1959 in Dresden ) was a German draftsman and sculptor .

Red City Hall in Berlin-Mitte, facade Gustav-Boess-Strasse. Excerpt from the terracotta relief on the history of Berlin, subject here: Christianization of the Slavs.

Life

Werner initially studied at the Dresden School of Applied Arts and later at the Dresden Art Academy . He was a master student of Professor Georg Wrba and worked in his master's studio. In addition to his sculptures, he also made templates and models for the Meissen porcelain factory . Drawings by him are in the Bautzen City Museum . Werner died in Dresden on October 29, 1959 and was buried in the Inner Neustädter Friedhof .

Works (selection)

War memorial in Gablenz (Stollberg)
Well in Burk near Bautzen
Well in Roßwein
Restoration of the terracotta frieze at the Rotes Rathaus Berlin , together with the Dresden sculptor Richard Schnauder (1952–1954)

literature

Dreßler, art manual, 1930/11.
Oberlausitzer Heimatzeitung, 2 (1921), p. 308; 3 (1922), p. 264.

Individual evidence

↑ Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts.

personal data
SURNAME	Werner, Hansfritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German draftsman and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	October 8, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	North in East Frisia
DATE OF DEATH	October 29, 1959
Place of death	Dresden

[1] Archive of the Dresden University of Fine Arts.