Heinrich Pohlmann

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Pohlmann's grave with one of his most famous figures

Heinrich Pohlmann (born October 24, 1839 in Scheventorf near Iburg , † August 30, 1917 in Berlin ) was a German sculptor who is considered a representative of the Berlin School of Sculpture .

Life

Heinrich Pohlmann grew up as the son of a farmer. During his apprenticeship as a carpenter, an adjutant to the King of Hanover noticed Pohlmann's talent in carving. He helped Pohlmann to obtain funding that enabled him to attend the Academy of Arts in Berlin from April 1861 to the end of 1864 . Here he became a student of Fritz Schaper and Albert Wolff . With the support of a grant from the King of Hanover , Pohlmann was able to go on a study trip to Italy in 1866.

Back from Italy in 1867 he set up as a freelance sculptor in Berlin and in 1870 received the imperial commission for an equestrian statuette of Wilhelm I , which was given to him by Empress Augusta in March 1871. Further public orders for monuments and architectural sculptures followed, as well as numerous for portraits and grave sculptures. The grave sculptures in particular, reproduced using the new electroplating technique , were widely used.

In 1917 Pohlmann died in Berlin at the age of 78 and was buried in the old St. Michael cemetery in Neukölln .

Many of his works were destroyed in World War II.

Work selection

  • 1870/71 equestrian statuette of Wilhelm I , a gift from Empress Augusta to the same
  • 1875 ff. Numerous grave monuments based on designs of his figure of Christ as well as his mourning angels and female figures - e.g. B. According to the sales catalog of the WMF department for electroplating, Geislingen 1919: Grave jewelry No. 831, 912 (different headgear available).
  • 1881 Stüve monument - in Osnabrück
  • 1885 Bach monument - in Koethen
  • 1886 Figure group four generations of Hohenzollern - once in the Hohenzollern Museum Schloss Monbijou , lost
  • 1894/95 Windthorst monument - in Meppen
  • Between 1887 and 1918 ten grave sculptures at the Hamburg cemetery Ohlsdorf detectable

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Honors

  • In 1901 he was appointed Royal Prussian Professor .
  • In 1972 a street in Osnabrück was named after him in honor of Pohlmann .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the jubilee celebration 1696–1896 / exhibition of works by former and current teachers and students of the Royal Academic University for the Fine Arts Berlin / catalog. Rud. Schuster, Berlin 1896, p. 50
  2. ↑ Mona Sabine Meis: Historical grave monuments of the Wupper region. Documented and analyzed against the background of the development of sepulchral culture , online publication in the DNB (Dokserv) , p. 90
  3. ↑ List of tombs, some with historical images, from Barbara Leisner, Heiko KL Schulze, Ellen Thormann: The Hamburg main cemetery Ohlsdorf. History and tombs , Verlag Hans Christians, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-7672-1060-6 , page 194.

literature

  • Ethos and Pathos, Die Berliner Bildhauerschule 1786-1914 , edited by Peter Bloch, Sibylle Einholz and Jutta von Simson in: Annual edition of the German Association for Art Research, 1990, pp. 197 ff. ISBN 978-3786115991 .

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personal data
SURNAME Pohlmann, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Scheventorf near Iburg
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 1917
Place of death Berlin