Johannes Müller (sculptor)
Johannes Müller (born August 6, 1879 in Nuremberg ; † October 2, 1937 there ) was a German sculptor and painter who worked mainly in Nuremberg. He specialized in the design of architectural sculptures and tombs .
Life
Müller graduated from the Kunstgewerbeschule in Nuremberg and then enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . One of his teachers was Wilhelm von Rümann . After study trips to Scandinavia , Italy and the Netherlands , he settled in 1908 as a freelance sculptor in his native Nuremberg. In the 1920s, Müller belonged to the avant-garde art association of the Nuremberg Secession .
Works (selection)
Building sculpture in Nuremberg
- Prinzregentenufer 7–11, facade reliefs , 1910
- Deutscher Hof , reliefs on the facades and stairwells, 1912–1913
- Bronze sculpture "construction workers" at the former employment office, Karl-Grillenberger-Straße 3, 1929
- Portal of the administration building of the Franconian overland plant , Hainstrasse 32–34, 1931
- Coat of arms reliefs on the head structure of the main post office , around 1934/1935
More work
- Open sculpture "Swimmer", 1928
- Open sculpture "Mother with Child", 1928
- Bust of the Lord Mayor of Nuremberg Hermann Luppe , 1931
Remarks
literature
- Müller, Johannes, sculptor, painter . In: Manfred H. Grieb (Ed.): Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon . tape 2 . Saur, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-11763-3 , pp. 1047 .
- Alexander Schmidt: Culture in Nuremberg 1918–1933. Weimar Modernism in the Province . 1st edition. Sandberg, Nuremberg 2005, ISBN 3-930699-43-5 , p. 198-199 and passim .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1937 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |