Martin Lipsmeier

Martin Lipsmeier (born December 25, 1898 in Anreppen , † September 29, 1947 in the Soviet Union ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Martin Lipsmeier was born in Anreppen on Christmas Day 1898 and spent his childhood on his parents' farm. He probably received his training in the Fecke workshop in Delbrück . There he met his wife Änne Lipsmeier, nee. Fecke, who originally came from Lichtenau , but often visited her relatives in Delbrück. In the First World War he was a soldier in the Imperial Navy . After the marriage, the couple moved into their house on Rietberger Straße in Delbrück, where Lipsmeier also set up his studio. His oeuvre was complex. In addition to the sculptural work, sacred and profane furnishings were also created. Many churches in East Westphalia are still adorned with sculptures by Lipsmeier. In 1939 he was drafted into the Navy as a soldier . He survived World War II and died as a Soviet prisoner of war . After a reasonable waiting period, the widow married the sculptor Josef Picker , who also took over the studio. He placed a cross in front of the house in memory of Lipsmeier in 1954. This cross found a new location in 2013 at the court of the Wöstmann family. There you can still find the name of the artist above the epitaph : "Crucified and risen!"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bernhard Kößmeier and Gerhard Kretschmann, "Martin Lipsmeier and Josef Picker, two successful sculptors on Rietberger Straße in Delbrück", in: then and now - information on history, nature and home care from Delbrück, No. 33, Delbrück 2015