Heinz Hoffmeister (sculptor)

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Heinz Hoffmeister

Heinz Hoffmeister (born June 24, 1851 in Saarlouis , † March 4, 1894 in Berlin-Grunewald ) was a German sculptor , draftsman, painter and writer.

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Heinz Hoffmeister, who grew up in Saarlouis in Prussia, began training as a sculptor in the studio of the brothers Carl and Robert Cauer in Bad Kreuznach . He then switched to August Wittig's sculpting class at the Düsseldorf Art Academy , but a few months later he had to begin his military service in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871. Hoffmeister came back from this war as an officer and decorated with the Iron Cross and now continued his studies at the Berlin Art Academy with Albert Wolff .

From 1873 Hoffmann decided to stay permanently in Berlin, where he now set up his main residence and workshop. Nevertheless, he was drawn to near and far abroad for study purposes and he made several trips through Spain , North Africa and the Orient . Hoffmeister spent a lot of time mainly on Capri , where he stayed as a regular guest in the artist's villa Albergo Pagano and was also involved in the design of the murals there.

After Hoffmeister first made himself known in his early years through smaller portraits and sculptures, he later created a number of partly monumental figures and groups, which stylistically are influenced by classicism and their treatment of forms often strongly influenced by naturalism . In the years that followed, under his direction, numerous important monuments, tombs, busts, architectural sculptures and medals were created for many cities in what was then Prussia. In between, however, he also appeared again and again as a painter, draftsman and writer of travel reports and fairy tales.

Works (selection)

Monuments and sculptures

Robert von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf - statue, Cologne
Angerbrunnen Erfurt
David Hansemann Memorial, Aachen

Publications

  • War sketchbook 1870/71, o.A.
  • From Capri to Jerusalem, Berlin 1887
  • Through southern Spain to Morocco, Berlin 1888
  • The old raven, mood pictures, Berlin 1891

literature

Web links

Commons : Heinz Hoffmeister  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Whistling Faun
  2. ↑ Detailed description and pictures of Angerbrunnen, Erfurt ( Memento from July 11, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ Capres woman
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmeister, Heinz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoffmeister, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor, draftsman, painter and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Saarlouis
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 1894
Place of death Berlin-Grunewald