Karl Himmelstoss
Karl Himmelstoss , also Karl Himmelstoss (born December 7, 1872 in Breslau , German Empire , † March 1967 in Munich ) was a German sculptor and porcelain maker .
Life
Karl Himmelstoss made architectural and small sculptures. From 1912 to 1938 he designed the second highest number of figures for the porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal , only Ferdinand Liebermann designed more figures in the founding years of the art department of the factory in Selb . In addition, Himmelstoss worked for Heinrich Porzellan , the porcelain factory Lorenz Hutschenreuther , the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin and the Porzellanmanufaktur Nymphenburg . He found his final resting place at the Obermenzing forest cemetery in Munich.
Works (selection)
Himmelstoss became known for works such as Verliebt (Faun and Butterfly, 1912), Festreigen (base of a table lamp, model no. K210, 1917) and an ashtray with a Turk (model no. K 628, 1923). He was also known for his naturalistic depictions of animals. Other of his works were titled:
- Pearl seeker , 1917
- Girl figure lotus flower , 1922 '
- Girls in traditional Hessian clothes , 1913
- Bajazzo , 1917
- Spanish dancer Carmen , 1912
- Miracle bird
- Child in an Armchair , 1908
- Sparrow group , 1934
- French horn players , 1912
- Karl Valentin with flute and dachshund
There is a war memorial from 1929 made by Himmelstoss at Bahnhofstrasse 23D in Gauting . For the sculpting work on the war memorial on the Rohrbühl in Münchberg , models by Himmelstoss were used.
literature
- Susan D. Bagdade, Al Bagdade: Warman's English & Continental Pottery & Porcelain: Identification & Price Guide . Krause Publications, 2004, ISBN 0-87349-505-5 , p. 234.
- Karl H. Bröhan , Dieter Högermann, Reto Niggl: Porcelain: Fine arts and design 1889 to 1939. Bröhan Museum , Berlin 1993, pp. 83, 88f.
- Gerhard P. Woeckel: The animal sculpture of the Nymphenburg porcelain manufactory: inventory catalog 1905–1920. Bavarian National Museum , Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-42200-696-6 , p. 39.
- Bernd Fritz, Helga Hilschenz-Mlynek: Rosenthal: a hundred years of porcelain. Museum August Kestner , Union, 1982, pp. 10, 45
Web links
- Karl Himmelstoss (German, 1878–1967). In: artnet , with pictures of Karl Himmelstoss' work.
- A Rosenthal, Karl Himmelstoss, early vintage, '398' penguin. In: rubylane.com with biography
- Karl Himmelstoos gravestone at the Obermenzing forest cemetery
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Himmelstoss, Karl |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Himmelstoss, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and porcelain maker |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1872 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Breslau , German Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | March 1967 |
Place of death | Munich |