Karl Roth (medalist)
Karl Roth (born July 16, 1900 in Munich ; † February 5, 1967 ) was a German medalist , painter and sculptor .
Life
Karl Roth was the third child of the painter Alois Roth and his wife Barbara. He attended the arts and crafts school in Munich and then studied sculpture and medal art with Heinrich Waderé and Maximilian Dasio . In 1922 he went to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and became a master student of Hermann Hahn .
From 1965 Karl Roth was a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
Roth had been married to Maria Klotz since 1927.
Work
Karl Roth had a wide range of artistic interests. He created panel paintings , ceiling paintings , sculptures , tombstones , fountains and especially medals and plaques .
- 1916: Plaque with the community bull of Aschering, cut in Solnhofen stone , 16 × 21 mm
- 1920: Medal "revolution" with which he first prize of invitation to the Frankfurter Kunstverein won
- 1922: Large sculpture "The Good Shepherd"
- 1952: Five-mark piece for the 100th anniversary of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg
- 1957: Five-mark piece on the 100th anniversary of Joseph von Eichendorff's death
- 1958: Two-mark piece for Max Planck's 100th birthday ( currency coin )
- 1958: Medal for the 800th anniversary of the city of Munich
Honors
In September 2008, as part of the 850th anniversary celebrations of the city of Munich, the Munich State Coin Collection opened the special exhibition "Karl Roth - A Munich Medalist", in which over 220 medals and coins and other works by Karl Roth are shown. The accompanying book consists of three parts:
- Portrait - Karla Weberbeck, Alexander Roth, Rulaman Roth: Our father Karl Roth
- Essay - Markus Wesche: Karl Roth as a Munich medalist
- Catalog - Kay Ehling : What I create is my kingdom. The medals by the Munich artist Karl Roth. State Coin Collection Munich, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-922840-23-7 .
literature
- Ferdinand Dahl: Karl Roth. In: Ferdinand Dahl: Catalog for the exhibition art medals - medal art. Part 2 (= Der Steckenreiter. Episode 87). Numismatic Society Bonner Münzfreunde, Bonn 2013, p. 9f. ( online , PDF; 6.8 MB)
Web links
- Press photos for the special exhibition “What I create is my empire” in the State Coin Collection in Munich
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roth, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medalist, painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th February 1967 |