Hermann Noack
Hermann Noack is the namesake of a Berlin entrepreneurial family and their art foundry , which has been located in the Berlin district of Charlottenburg since 2009 and maintains the sculpture center on the Spreebord .
Companies
Foundation and successful years
The bronze caster Hermann Noack founded an art foundry in 1897 . The sculptors August Gaul and Fritz Klimsch supported the master craftsman they knew in the step into independence by continuously placing orders. In 1899 Noack moved on the ring road in the former rural community Friedenau near Berlin in the fault area Varziner street and remained there by 2009.
Most of the company's works are cast in bronze , but the artists' designs are also implemented using other materials and techniques. Some artists also like to lend a hand when casting.
From 1945 to 2009
After the Second World War , a new building for the casting hall was built on the traditional company premises on Varziner Strasse. Despite the division of Berlin, the foundry continued to work for well-known artists from Germany and abroad. In the course of the years there was also a technological advancement - in addition to classic bronze casting, there were new processes for patination or other surface refinements and casting processes for precious metals such as silver or gold.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall , contacts with East Berlin artists developed again or old contacts were renewed via the cast works stored in the depot. A further expansion of the capacities became necessary.
Since 2009
A new, significantly enlarged foundry was built in 2009 on the corner of the Spreebord and Sömmeringstrasse in Berlin-Charlottenburg . The complex, located between the Charlottenburg thermal power station and Sömmeringstrasse, consists of a spacious studio building, a new foundry, exhibition space and an administration building and operates under the sculpture center on the Spreebord .
family
For four generations the respective boss of the house has been named Hermann Noack:
- Hermann I (1867-1941) has as a foreman of the prestigious firm Hermann Gladbeck parts for the Kaiser Wilhelm National Monument of Reinhold Begas cast.
- Hermann II. (1895–1958) joined the company in 1910. He was buried in the forest cemetery in Berlin-Dahlem .
- Hermann III. (* 1931) received the Order of Merit of the State of Berlin in 1989 .
- Hermann IV. (* 1966), together with his father Hermann III. currently the company.
Erdkugelbrunnen , Breitscheidplatz Berlin , 1982–1984; Concrete, bronze and granite
The Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate
Large Two Forms , Henry Moore , Bonn
Grave site, Hüttenweg 47, in Berlin-Dahlem
Viktoria, gilded bronze statue H = 8.32 m Victory Column Berlin
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Works and artists (selection)
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- 1929: On August 11, 1929, an honorary award medal was cast on behalf of the state for the 10th anniversary of the Weimar Constitution .
The number of sculptures became very large due to the long existence and the large number of sculptors as customers. The following can be seen in a prominent position:
- 1957: Extensive new production of the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate in copper driving.
- An original casting of the Berlin Bear by Renée Sintenis greets arriving visitors at the A 115 .
- 1979: Large Two Forms by Henry Moore in Bonn at the former Federal Chancellery .
Well-known sculptors had their entire life's work of sculptures made here. So let Georg Kolbe from the beginning of his career to pour into Friedenau and became one of the most important customers.
A selection of other artists include: Hans Arp , Ernst Barlach , Georg Baselitz , Joseph Beuys , Alexander Calandrelli , Luciano Castelli , Gisela Engelin-Hommes , August Gaul , Bernhard Heiliger , Anselm Kiefer , Fritz Koenig , Käthe Kollwitz , Ingo Kühl , Wilhelm Lehmbruck , Markus Lüpertz , Gerhard Marcks , Jonathan Meese , Kurt Mühlenhaupt , Oskar Schlemmer , Walther Schmarje , Karl Schmidt-Rottluff , Wolf Vostell , Ben Wagin and Otto Wesendonck .
In 1954 Hermann Schüstenstuhl had his ensemble drama and music pour in Berlin .
Honors
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Berlinale , the company was awarded the Berlinale Camera on February 13, 2010 in Kino International .
literature
- Ursel Berger, Josephine Gabler, Hermann Noack: Hundred years of art foundry H. Noack . Ed .: Georg Kolbe Museum. Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin 1997 (74 pages).
- Anniversary publication for the 30th anniversary of the fine art foundry . Publications of the Art Archive No. 47, Verlag G. E. Diehl, Berlin, 1927 (pdf)
Web links
- Article from October 17, 2008 in the Tagesspiegel
- Company website with list of works
- A five-part film documentary about the Berlin foundry from 2018 (French) on www.francetvinfo.fr., March 26, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ^ Part of the estate of Hermann Noack I. Biography: Hermann Noack I was born in 1867. Georg Kolbe Museum, Sensburger Allee 25, 14055 Berlin, accessed on April 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Large Two Forms ( Memento from January 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Full list of artists who in Noack could work , as of the end of the 2018th
- ↑ Photos of drama and music at Commons
- ↑ Berlinale Camera 2010 ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
