Josef Neumann (copperplate engraver)

Josef Neumann (born April 26, 1860 in Essen , † September 21, 1931 in Munich ) is almost unknown today, but he was a successful engraver and etcher in Munich at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries .

Biographical

Neumann was the son of a writer. After years of study at the Berlin Academy of Arts and the Art School in Weimar , he was accepted into the engraving class (specializing in printmaking) of Professor Johann Leonhard Raab at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich on October 15, 1884 . From 1892 he worked quite successfully in his profession as a copperplate engraver and etcher as a freelance artist in Munich. On January 8, 1898, he married Ida Hülsmann. Josef Neumann was regularly represented in the major art exhibitions in the Royal Glass Palace in Munich and was often appointed to the selection jury for the Munich artists' cooperative. From 1913 he was friends with his artist colleague Oskar Freiwirth-Lützow and often spent the summer in his house in Faulenbach near Füssen. He died in Munich on September 21, 1931.

His artistic work

The drawings and etchings not only show excellent technical skills and a sure line, but also start with a good artistic eye, e.g. B. the atmosphere of his hometown Munich or the old town of Füssen . Today his cityscapes are also important documents of the times. In addition to landscapes and cityscapes, his oeuvre also includes portraits and genre scenes such as etchings and copperplate engravings of works by old masters.

Holdings of his work, primarily with views of Füssen and the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau, can be found in the collections of the Museum of the City of Füssen.

literature

Neumann, Josef . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 418 .
Thomas Riedmiller: Josef Neumann (1860–1931). Füssener views. In: Alt Füssen. Yearbook of the historical association "Alt Füssen" 2006. Füssen 2007, pp. 137–148.

Individual evidence

↑ 00097 Joseph Neumann . In: Matriculation database - Academy of Fine Arts Munich (ed.): Matriculation book 3 (1884–1920) . ( matrikel.adbk.de , Digitale-sammlungen.de ).

personal data
SURNAME	Neumann, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Neumann, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German engraver and eraser
DATE OF BIRTH	April 26, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH	eat
DATE OF DEATH	September 21, 1931
Place of death	Munich

[1] 00097 Joseph Neumann . In: Matriculation database - Academy of Fine Arts Munich (ed.): Matriculation book 3 (1884–1920) . ( matrikel.adbk.de , Digitale-sammlungen.de ).