Johannes Hoffart
Johannes Hoffart (born January 22, 1851 in Mannheim , † July 10, 1921 in Berlin ) was a German sculptor .
Life
After training at the Munich Academy under Joseph Knabl , further studies brought him to Paris and the Netherlands in 1869/72. From 1881 he lived again in Munich, from 1896 he worked as a sculptor in Berlin .
Works
Hoffart created the two monuments to Karl Friedrich von Baden and Karl I. Ludwig von der Pfalz in front of the wings of the Mannheim Palace for Mannheim , as well as a colossal bust of Richard Wagner at the "Richard Wagner House". In 1888/92 he designed eight bronze groups on a fountain, designed as a water dispenser on the base of the figure pyramid by Grupello on Paradeplatz, which was erected in 1741 (originally in 1722 in the Schwetzingen Palace Park) . The colossal figure of a nereid for the crowning of the water tower (1889) also comes from him, as does the bronze group “Industry and Commerce” and the bronze bust of the mayor Otto Beck on his grave monument. His main work is probably the crucifixion group and sculptures on the choir wall in the Christ Church , which date back to 1911.
In Karlsruhe he created a marble grave figure at the Albert Bürklin family grave (1886).
In 1993 a street in Mannheim was named after Hoffart.
Monument to Karl Ludwig
Amphitrite on water tower
Sculpture on Grupello pyramid
Otto Beck's grave
literature
- Proud, Johannes . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924, p. 245 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Sculptor Johannes Hoffart from Mannheim, dies in Berlin ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in chronikstar.mannheim.de
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Proud, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1921 |
| Place of death | Berlin |