Max Heilmaier
Max Heilmaier (born June 19, 1869 in Isen , † August 26, 1923 in Munich ) was a German sculptor and medalist .
life and work
Heilmaier, who came from an old bourgeois family in Isen, began his apprenticeship and journeyman years in 1882 in the sculptor's workshop of Jakob Bradl the Elder at Stiglmaierplatz in Munich , where he stayed until he was 21 and where he acquired solid craftsmanship. There he met many Munich artists of the time, such as B. Franz Maier, Bernauer, Eberle , who all worked on the castles of King Ludwig II .
In 1891 he began studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, where he was educated in a naturalistic manner by Professor Syrius Eberle . In 1895 he was awarded the Academy’s Grand Medal.
Heilmaier first went public when he created the peace monument in Munich with Georg Pezold and Heinrich Düll . The monument remained an exception for him in terms of style and genre. Rather, he later tied in with the German-Gothic tradition in small-figured works and was committed to Christian-religious motifs. It was a stroke of luck for Heilmaier to be involved in such a sensational assignment as the Peace Memorial in Munich immediately after leaving the academy. It paved the way for his artistic future.
In 1907 Heilmaier was given the professorship for figurative modeling at the Nuremberg School of Applied Arts . From 1910 he also devoted himself to the art of medals.
Works (selection)
- Eirene in Isen , Town Hall 1893 (and since October 2014) in the Erding Museum
- Angel of Peace in Munich (1896–1899), together with Heinrich Düll and Georg Pezold
- Lourdes grotto in Isen (1901)
- Twelve Apostles in Wasserburg am Inn , parish church (1902–1906)
- Prometheus in Munich , Bogenhausener Bridge (1903)
- "Fire" in Munich , Bogenhausener Bridge (approx. 1903)
- Luitpold fountain in Deggendorf (1905–1907)
- Reliefs luck and wealth in Bozen , new savings bank (1907)
- Portal in the meeting room of the Sparkasse in Bolzano
- Vault catcher in the Sparkasse in Bozen
- Vintner at the wine press and woman with a fruit basket capitals in the cemetery in Merano
- Portal of the Antonius Church in Nuremberg (1910)
- Ludwig II (Bavaria) , memorial in Nuremberg (1911)
- Facade of the Melanchthon High School in Nuremberg (1911)
- Mary Altar in Metz Cathedral (1914)
- Portal with the figures of Count Wilhelm III. von Henneberg and his wife Margarete at Mainberg Castle (1917)
- Resting Diana in the park of Weidenkam Castle near Münsing , Lake Starnberg
- Bear fountain at Weidenkam Castle near Münsing, Lake Starnberg
literature
- Georg Lill : Max Heilmaier, a German sculptor . Parcus Verlag, Munich 1922
- Friedrich Haack: New works by Max Heilmaier . Arts and Crafts 1920
- Ludwig Heilmaier: The old Bavarian family of Heilmaier . Munich, loose series, 1920s
- A Heilmeyer: New work by sculptor Max Heilmaier. Contributions to the formation of the style of contemporary church sculpture. In: The Christian Art . Monthly for all areas of Christian art as well as for the entire art life. Munich, 14th year (1917/1918), No. 1 of October 1, 1917, pp. 1–14.
- Erika Bosl: Heilmaier, Max, sculptor. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 319 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Works by and about Max Heilmaier in the German Digital Library
- Loan for the Museum Erding: Eirene wakes up from her slumber Merkur.de June 2, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian art . P. 2
- ^ Philipp Halm: Max Heilmaier . In: Kunst und Handwerk , 60, 1909/10, p. 262
- ↑ Thieme-Becker Volume 16 (1923) p. 273
- ↑ Georg Lill: Max Heilmaier . Munich (1922), p. 12.
- ↑ a b Munich in the picture: Max Joseph Brücke
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heilmaier, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Isen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1923 |
| Place of death | Munich |