Josef Hartwig
Josef Hartwig (born March 19, 1880 in Munich ; † November 13, 1956 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German sculptor.
life and work
Between 1893 and 1897 Hartwig completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason and sculptor. In 1897 he was involved in the interior design of the Elvira photo studio in Munich . The execution was based on the design by August Endell , whose first and most famous major work was this. From 1904 to 1908 Hartwig received further training from Balthasar Schmid at the Munich Academy. From 1914 he worked as a sculptor in Berlin and as such was concerned with the art of tombs.
From 1921 to 1925 he was foreman in stone and wood sculpture at the State Bauhaus in Weimar . In 1923 Hartwig designed the Bauhaus chess game . After the closure of the Bauhaus in Weimar, Hartwig went to the Frankfurt art school. Here he taught sculpture until 1945. He later worked as a master in the restoration workshop of the Städtische Skulpturengalerie Frankfurt am Main until his death.
The Bauhaus chess set was auctioned for 62,500 euros at an auction at Quittenbaum in 2018 .
Web links
- Biography on bauhaus-online.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Victoria Charles: 1000 Masterpieces of Decorative Art . Parkstone International, 2014, ISBN 978-1-78310-460-4 ( google.de [accessed November 10, 2019]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartwig, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1956 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |