Jean Metten

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Jean Metten (born May 9, 1884 in Nieder-Olm ; † June 26, 1971 in Mainz ) was a German painter , draftsman and etcher of the 20th century . Apart from his studies in Leipzig and during the First World War , he lived and worked outside of the established art world , mostly in his place of birth Nieder-Olm in Rheinhessen ( Rhineland-Palatinate ).

Life

Jean Metten first attended the arts and crafts school in Mainz from the winter of 1908 to 1912. From the winter semester of 1912 - with an interruption during the First World War - until the end of the summer semester of 1921 he was enrolled at the Leipzig Academy . With the exception of four extended trips to Italy, his further life and artistic work was limited to Rheinhessen.

The town of Nieder-Olm named a street after him in the early 1980s, the Maler-Metten-Weg.

The former Nieder-Olmer restaurant "Zur Schöne Aussicht", where Jean Metten was born and lived for a long time, is known today as the Metten House . His nephew Johannes Metten (1929-2020) lived in the house with his wife Liesel Metten (* 1938). Johannes and Liesel Metten are well-known artists in Rheinhessen - like their relative Jean.

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Most of his work is privately owned. Some representative paintings, drawings and etchings were bought by Mainz museums. Other works are in the possession of the Mainz city administration, the Nieder-Olm municipality and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Rheinhessen .

The only thing that became known beyond Rheinhessen was his cycle of etchings on the Mainz Cathedral , when he met Pope Pius XI in a private audience in 1930 . could hand over a portfolio of his work.

literature

  • Stefan Keber: Jean Metten 1884–1971. Ed. Kultur Kommunal, Nieder-Olm 1996, ISBN 3-87439-399-2

Web links

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  1. ^ Forum for local history ( Memento from August 31, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ biography
  3. ^ The Metten family of artists on regionalgeschichte.net
personal data
SURNAME Metten, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, draftsman and etcher
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Nieder-Olm near Mainz , Rhineland-Palatinate
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1971
Place of death Mainz , Rhineland-Palatinate