Heinz Müller (sculptor)

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Heinz Müller , also Carl Heinz Müller (born July 20, 1872 in Münster / Westphalia , † November 22, 1941 in Düsseldorf ), was a German sculptor and medalist .

Life

Die Säende , relief on the facade of the house in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel (2019)
Commemorative token of the merits of Professor Fritz Roeber for the 1902 art exhibition in the Kunstpalast (1904)
Monumental tomb in the vicinity of the oldest mausoleum in the north cemetery (1908)

With a preliminary training as a sculptor, Carl Heinz Müller went to the Düsseldorf Art Academy in April 1895 in the sculpture class of Karl Janssen , whose master class he became, classmates included Joseph Hammerschmidt from Münster , Fritz Coubillier from Trier, Albert Pehle from Lippstadt and Heinrich from Düsseldorf Baucke . In 1899, Müller was involved in the design competition for the Düsseldorf Exhibition Palace , later called "Art Palace", in which the relief of the gable above the main portal was executed according to his design "Prometheus brings people fire".

Heinz Müller, also known as Heinz Müller-Düsseldorf, was a board member of the Düsseldorf Artists Association for mutual help and support and a member of the Malkasten artists' association . In 1904 Müller was on the art committee for the international art exhibition, art history exhibition, large horticultural exhibition , where he himself exhibited the group "Becoming and Passing". In the 1920s, Heinz Müller was repeatedly elected to the board of directors, as a representative of the Association of Düsseldorf Artists, the Kunsthalle and in the 1930s to the representation of the Kunsthalle board.

In 1910, Müller lived in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel at Wildenbruchstrasse 82 for rent. At that time his house was in the new building at Düsseldorfer Strasse 30, which he lived in from 1912 and also worked there; from 1920 with Mrs. Erna Müller. On the facade of the house there is a relief Die Säende, presumably from his hand.

According to statements by the "German Society for Medal Art", some auction houses, etc. Müller worked in Düsseldorf until 1937 and died in the same year. However, according to the inventory of the Malkasten, Heinz Müller died in 1941 and was listed in the Düsseldorf address book in 1939, as in 1940.

For his artistic work, Heinz Müller often preferred motifs from the world of work, blacksmith, fisherman, hunter, farmer, sailor, athlete, equestrian statues are known of him. He also created sculptures of children, girls, nudes, allegorical representations and portrait busts. Müller had his small sculptures made by " Bronceguss von B. Förster" and mostly signed them by H. Müller. Works by the artist are in the Städtische Galerie in Düsseldorf, in the state museums in Stuttgart and Münster and in private ownership.

Works (selection)

  • 1899: Crucifix , 5 meters high, Friedenskirche, Düsseldorf (destroyed)
  • 1904: Bronze honor plaque for Fritz Roeber , as a commemorative sign for his services to the 1902 art exhibition. It was installed in the Kunstpalast at the beginning of 1904. When Wilhelm Kreis converted the old palace into a courtyard in 1925 , the plaque was made to disappear behind a wall. It was only rediscovered and moved during construction in 1936. In 1940 she fell victim to the metal donation.
  • 1904: Becoming and passing away , at the international art exhibition in the Kunstpalast
  • 1908: Monumental tomb , bronze figures, Nordfriedhof Düsseldorf (decommissioned)
  • 1913 and 1928: Standing bronze female figure , burial place of Bary-Jordans by the architect Hugo Böckler, field 5/3, Unterbarmer Friedhof
  • 1914: The goose girl , sculpture, architectural decorations on a house in the small urban apartment complex, Essener Strasse, Düsseldorf
  • around 1915: Standing female figure , bronze 1.90 meters high, on the grave wall of the Blennemann family, field VII, Unterbarmer Friedhof
  • 1926: Neanderthals, sculpture, on the GeSoLei
  • Saint Anthony , at the Cansiushaus house, Friesenstrasse 77, Düsseldorf-Oberkassel
  • Bronze bust of the architect Theodor Balzer (privately owned)
  • The Wanderer , Westphalian State Museum , Münster

literature

Web links

Commons : Heinz Müller  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carl Müller, place of origin: Münster, inventory signature: BR 0004 No. 1562, sheet 263V, school year: 1894/95, teacher: Karl Janssen, art subject or existing training: sculptor , finding aid 212.01.04 student lists of the Düsseldorf Art Academy, on archive in NRW
  2. ↑ (...) and Carl Heinz Müller the draft for the gable of the art exhibition palace. , Friedrich Schaarschmidt : On the history of Düsseldorf art, especially in the XIX. Century , in XV. Kapitel, Die Bildhauerkunst, Verl. Des Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 1902, p. 382
  3. ^ Art committee: Heinz Müller, Düsseldorf-Oberkassel , in the organization of the exhibition, international art exhibition, art history exhibition, large horticultural exhibition
  4. ↑ by Heinz Müller particularly liked the group "Werden und Vergehen" , International Art Exhibition, Art History Exhibition, Large Horticultural Exhibition. Third part. Description of the exhibitions, p. 176
  5. ↑ Prof., Müller, H., Sculptor , in officially commissioned address book of the city of Düsseldorf, 1924, p. 159
  6. ↑ Müller, Heinz, Kunstbildhauer , in address book for Düsseldorf city and surroundings 1931, p. 24
  7. ↑ Müller, Heinz, Bildhauer , address book for Düsseldorf city and surroundings 1932, p. 24
  8. ↑ Müller, Heinz, Kunstbildhauer, Wildenbruchstrasse 82 (the house no longer stands) , in address book 1910, p. 333
  9. ↑ (E. = owner Müller, Heinz, Wildenbruchstrasse 82) new building , in address book 1911, p. 88
  10. ^ Art sculptor: Müller, Heinz, Düsseldorfer Straße 30, with Mrs. Erna Müller (mother or wife?) Owner of the house , in address book, business directory, 1920, p. 544
  11. ^ Müller, Heinrich, Kunstbildhauer, Düsseldorfer Straße 30 , in Adressbuch 1931, p. 385
  12. ↑ Heinz Müller (* July 20, 1872 Münster / Westphalia - 1937), sculptor and medalist, master student of K. Janssen at the Düsseldorf Academy. Lit .: Thieme-Becker XXV 231; Forrer IV 191; M. Heidemann, Medaillenkunst in Deutschland from 1895 to 1914. Die Kunstmedaille in Deutschland 8 (1998) 507. , on Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medaillenkunst eV, accessed on February 28, 2020
  13. ↑ Müller, Heinz (1872–1941)
  14. ↑ Düsseldorfer Strasse 30, E. Müller, Heinz, Bildhauer , in the address book of the city of Düsseldorf 1939, p. 105
  15. ^ Tomb of Heinz Müller-Düsseldorf 1908 on the north cemetery , in Rhein und Düssel (No. 23) of June 7th 1908, p. 181
personal data
SURNAME Müller, Heinz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Müller, Carl Heinrich (full name); Müller, Carl Heinz; Müller, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1941
Place of death Dusseldorf