Hermann Kunkler

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Hermann Kunkler (born March 27, 1927 in Halle (Saale) ; † November 26, 2020 ) was a German sculptor and goldsmith . He is the father of the painter Matthias Kunkler, who died in 1997 .

Life

In 1947, Hermann Kunkler began an apprenticeship in goldsmithing at the Master School of Design in Düsseldorf . In 1948 and 1949 he studied theology and philosophy in Münster and passed his journeyman's examination in 1951. Then he studied with Professor Karl Schollmayer at the Werkkunstschule Düsseldorf . In 1953 he passed the state final exam to become a designer.

He worked as a freelance artist in Duisburg (1953), Gelsenkirchen (1954/56) and Borken (1956/60). From 1960 to 1990 he had his studio and residence in Raesfeld . From 1990 he lived and worked in Rhede . From 1972 to 1974 he had a teaching position at the Bochum University of Applied Sciences in the field of architecture.

From 1954 he was married to his wife Birgitt.

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Hermann Kunkler distinguished himself primarily as a designer of numerous fountains and sculptures in public spaces in North Rhine-Westphalia. Examples of his work are the Merschtorbrunnen in Haltern am See , the partnership fountain in Dorsten and the Peter Minuit monument in Wesel , as well as the Grosse Wasserblüte 87 fountain in Raesfeld and “Das Spiel” in Lünen an der Lippe. In the vicinity of the Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum , a fountain is dedicated to the topic of "locomotives".

There are also works by Hermann Kunkler in many churches in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Hermann Kunkler also created numerous pieces of jewelry as a goldsmith.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Berthold Fehmer: Raesfeld artist Hermann Kunkler has died. In: Dorstener Zeitung. November 27, 2020, accessed November 28, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Kunkler, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and goldsmith
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 2020