Hermann zur Strassen

Hermann zur Strassen (born November 14, 1927 in Frankfurt am Main ; † May 30, 2019 in Kronberg im Taunus ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Hermann zur Strassen was the second son of the Frankfurt Zoo professor and director of the Senckenberg Museum Otto zur Strassen and the grandson of the sculptor Melchior zur Strassen . He took part in World War II and was a prisoner of war from 1943 to 1945. He then first worked as a carpenter. From 1949 to 1951 he attended evening school at the Städel Art Institute , and in 1951 he was accepted into Hans Mettel 's sculpting class. From 1951 to 1954 zur Strassen was with relatives in Lima , where he worked in various professions and studied at the art academy. It was here that he met his future wife Carmen. He then attended the Städelschule again and became a master student in 1958. In 1960 he finished his studies and became a freelance artist in Frankfurt. From 1982 to 2016 he lived and worked in Fritz Best's former home in Kronberg im Taunus, where he managed the Fritz Best Museum.

Works (selection)

• Peruvian head, 1955
• Peruvian Shepherd, 1956 (Frankfurt, Städel)
• Prodigal Son, 1958
• Combing one another, 1958 (Frankfurt, Städel)
• Flute player, 1959 (Frankfurt, Städel)
• 3 figures around a central column (Frankfurt am Main, roof of the Alte Oper)
• Demonstration, 1965 (Frankfurt-Höchst, Helene-Lange-Schule)
• Blind Pablo, 1969
• Body Vessel IV, 1977
• Left foot standing on big toe, 1988
• John the Baptist, 1985 (Kronberg im Taunus, Protestant Church)
• Rufer-in, 1989
• Small water buffalo I-II, 1991
• Go-Stand, 2000

literature

• Alexander Bastek (arr.): Of heads and bodies. Frankfurt sculpture from the Städel. , Städel, Frankfurt am Main 2006, ISBN 978-3-93528311-3 , pp. 254-255.

Web links

• S. Puck: Mourning for Hermann zur Strassen. Taunus News. 5th June 2019.