Max Landsberg (sculptor)
Max Landsberg (born July 11, 1850 in Rawitsch , Province of Posen , † August 16, 1906 in Schmargendorf near Berlin) was a German sculptor .
Life
From 1872 to 1875 Max Landsberg studied on a scholarship at the Berlin Art Academy . In 1867 he received the Michael Beer Prize, which enabled him to study in Italy for a year.
After his return to Berlin, Landsberg dealt with anatomical drawings and the production of statuettes of farm animals such as cows, horses and sheep at the suggestion of the rector of the Berlin Agricultural University, Privy Councilor Hermann Settegast .
He did other work for Hans Friedenthal , the head of the Humanities Laboratory at Berlin University . Until around 1900 he worked in his studio in Luisenstrasse 21 in Berlin-Mitte .
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium keeps around 150 plaster figurines in its depot, which were realized by Max Landsberg between 1881 and 1906. They belonged to the agricultural sciences department and were used for courses in animal anatomy and animal breeding.
His grave is in the Jewish cemetery in Berlin-Weißensee , in field U².
Works
- Portrait bust of the painter Gustav Schauer
- 1881, inscription: Scheinfelder Race Representant of the light-colored Bergracen. under the direction of the Geh. Rath Prof. Dr. SETTEGAST after an original cow from the stable of the royal Thierarzeischule in Berlin model.v.Max Landsberg (1/6 natl. Size) stock from the porcelain factory Fasold and Stauch, Bock & Teich district Saalfeld Thuringia
- 1881, inscription: Simmenthalerkuh, after an original cow from the stable of the Kgl. Animal medicine school in Berlin model. v. Max Landsberg. 1881, 30 × 39 × 17 cm.
- In 1882, Max Landsberg modeled a portrait bust of the composer Robert Julius Franz
- 1883, inscription: Jersey-Kuh, all rights reserved, Max Landsberg modeled after an original imported from England by Mr. Wäppermann in Weddelbrok-Holstein. Berlin. 1883.
- 1885, inscription: Demonstration model to illustrate the errors in the Bauwarmbl tiger horse breeds. Under the direction of the secret government council, Professor Dr. Settegast modeled after living individuals by Max Landsberg, Berlin 1885. 1/6 nat: size. Max Landsberg. fec: Berlin 1885
- 1886, bronze dog, 40 × 36 cm, with inscription: "Tyras" Great Dane in the possession of His Highness the Prince Bismarck Modeled after life, by Max Landsberg, Berlin 1886, 40 × 36 cm.
- 1888 Wall relief with a flock of sheep. Cast iron, burnished bronze color. Back inscribed. "Max Landsberg fec: Berlin. 1888." Large round wall plaque with a profiled edge. Depiction of a wild sheep herd on the meadow in front of a house
- 1891, 45 × 41 × 15 cm, inscription: Hunchback English thoroughbred mare, on the Kgl. Prussian main stud in Graditz modeled by Max Landsberg Berlin 1891
- 1892, inscription: 1/6 size, all rights reserved, Simmenthaler bull from the royal stables. veterinary college in Berlin modeled v. Max Landsberg. 1892.
- 1893, inscription: 1/6 natl, large. All rights reserved. Famous stallion "Dennig Allen" Morgan Traber, modeled on the farm of Mr. Joseph Battell in Middlebury-Vermont in 1893. by Max Landsberg, Berlin. Awarded in the world exhibition in Chicago.-After d. Life mod.
- 1895, 47 × 30 × 18 cm, inscription: Prinzgauer Kuh 275 ", 8 years old, awarded Vienna 1894, ad Schmidtmann's possessions in Hinterthal in Salzburg and life model. V. Max Ladsberg Berlin 1895. (1/6 natl. size.)
- 1896, portrait bust of the writer Max Eyth in the foyer of the Max Eyth School in Stuttgart
- Human hair, a contribution to the physiology of hair. Contributions to the natural history of man, Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1908, with colored panels by the painter Max Landsberg
- Portrait bust of Geh. Government Raths Professor Dr. Julius Kühn in Halle an der Saale (exhibited in the anniversary exhibition of the Academy of Arts in 1886)
literature
- Landsberg, Max . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 22 : Krügner – Leitch . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1928, p. 106 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Landsberg, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rawitsch , Poznan Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1906 |
| Place of death | Schmargendorf near Berlin |