Maximilian Rueß

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Maximilian Rueß (born November 8, 1925 in Oberstdorf ; † February 16, 1990 in Munich ) was a German sculptor and painter .

life and work

St. Christophorus from 1977 in the Kurpark Oberstdorf
Wilde Männle from 1978 on the station square in Oberstdorf

Rueß studied sculpture in Munich from 1947 to 1950. First with Maria Weber and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich as a master student of Josef Wackerle . From 1950 to 1969, Rueß lived and worked in Munich, where he married Ursula Reich in 1960. In 1968, Rueß acquired an old farmstead in Bolsterlang near Fischen im Allgäu , which he expanded into a home and studio and moved into in 1969.

In addition to numerous sculptures and paintings, Rueß also designed public spaces, fountains and walls , especially in the Allgäu . His most important work is the almost six meter high courtyard fountain at Schloss Zeil near Leutkirch , which was created between 1982 and 1989 .

After his death, Rueß's widow gave a large part of his artistic estate, consisting of over 50 paintings and sculptures, to the Allgäu Museum Kempten as part of a foundation (Maximilian-Rueß-Stiftung) . In 2005 the city of Kempten compiled a complete directory of the works of Maximilian Rueß and in 2008 the Kunsthalle Kempten showed a retrospective .

Awards and exhibitions

In 1964, Rueß received the art prize of the city of Kempten (Allgäu) , in 1967 the art prizes of the administrative district of Swabia and the market in Oberstdorf and in 1978 the art prize of the diocese of Augsburg . A room was dedicated to Rueß in the local history museum in Oberstdorf.

Rueß was able to show his works at solo exhibitions in Oberstdorf, Kempten, Munich, Windhoek , Johannesburg , Cape Town , Ulm , Heidelberg , Stuttgart , Berlin , Immenstadt and Sonthofen .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b Heimatmuseum Oberstdorf, room 15: Maximilian Rueß ( Memento of the original dated August 31, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oberstdorf-heimatmuseum.de
  2. ↑ Allgäu-Museum Kempten: Maximilian Rueß, painter and sculptor ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kunsthalle-kempten.de
  3. ↑ Kunsthalle Kempten: retrospective for Maximilian Rueß

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personal data
SURNAME Rueß, Maximilian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberstdorf
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1990
Place of death Munich