Paul Müller (sculptor)

Paul Müller (born March 12, 1843 in Mergelstetten , † April 24, 1906 in Stuttgart ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Eberhard group

Monument to Duke Christoph von Württemberg

Müller was initially trained in chasing and engraving and then turned to sculpture. After training at the Stuttgart Art School with Theodor von Wagner and the Dresden Art Academy with Johannes Schilling , he traveled to Austria, France and Italy.

Works (selection)
His works included the sculpture of a sleeping Cupid , a frieze Orestes persecuted by the Furies , a Goethe statue (1874) and the bride of Corinth . He worked mainly in Stuttgart. The execution of a bust of the Württemberg King Karl led to further commissions for monumental works, including the statue of Duke Christoph (1889) or the large sculpture for the 75th anniversary of the Kingdom of Württemberg , the so-called Eberhard group in the Stuttgart Palace Garden , which is based on the poem Der richest prince of Justinus Kerner refers.

Eberhardsgruppe in the Stuttgart Palace Gardens (1879–1881)
Memorial plaque David Friedrich Strauss (1883)
Herzog Christoph Monument, Stuttgart (1889)

literature

Hermann Alexander Müller: Müller, 15) Paul, sculptor . In: Biographical Artist Lexicon . Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1882, p. 385 ( retrobibliothek.de ).
Müller, Paul . In: Illustreret norsk konversationsleksikon . tape 5 : Lassberg – Rebus . Aschehoug, Oslo 1912, Sp. 953 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
A. Holck: Müller, Paul . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 17 : Mielck – Nordland . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1924, p. 502 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Müller, Paul (1843) . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 245 .

Web links

Commons : Paul Müller - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Ulrich Maier: The Eberhardsgruppe in the Stuttgart Palace Gardens , accessed on December 20, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Müller, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 12, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mergelstetten
DATE OF DEATH	April 24, 1906
Place of death	Stuttgart

[1] Ulrich Maier: The Eberhardsgruppe in the Stuttgart Palace Gardens , accessed on December 20, 2019.