Paul Seiler

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Seiler (born June 11, 1873 in Neustadt in the Black Forest ; † June 9, 1934 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German sculptor and medalist .

Life

After a short stay in Paris, Seiler became a student at the Frankfurt School of Applied Arts in 1901 . He then worked for three decades as a freelance sculptor in Frankfurt am Main, where he created a number of monuments and sculptures. A collection of medals, plaques and medallions from the period 1902 to 1912 is in the coin cabinet of the Frankfurt Historical Museum . In 1903, Seiler produced the chain of office for the Lord Mayor of Frankfurt as well as the golden imperial cup and silver writing implements for the Roman, all based on designs by Ferdinand Luthmer .

Art in public space

Flora in the Taunusanlage
Cascade fountain Frankfurt-Höchst
  • After 1902: Flora , neoclassical woman statue in the Taunusanlage , Frankfurt am Main. In July 2014 the figure was completely overgrown with moss and algae, so that its beauty could hardly be seen.
  • 1923: Portal figures and apostle altar of the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Dettingen am Main ( Karlstein ). The architects were Dominikus Böhm and Martin Weber .
  • 1926: Cascade fountain in front of the train station in today's Bruno-Asch-Anlage in Frankfurt am Main-Höchst. The facility and the fountain were overhauled in 2011/2013 and restored to their original condition, including the lowered bowling greens .
  • 1928: Reclining warrior , figure in the rotunda of the memorial for the fallen soldiers of the First World War in Frankfurt's main cemetery . The rotunda itself is a design by the architect Hermann Senf .
  • 1929: War memorial for those who fell in World War I , Griesheim cemetery , Waldschulstrasse, Frankfurt-Griesheim . A basalt painting about 12 meters long with bronze symbols applied to it. Stone warriors, created by Seiler, flank the access to the stairs.
  • 1934: Cenotaph for the fallen in 1914/1918 , column made of Vilbel quarry stone and Taunus slate in the eastern part of the spa gardens of the city of Bad Vilbel . The two long sides of the column crowned by an iron cross each show three marching soldiers in uniform and with steel helmets and shouldered rifles. The front side bears the inscription The fallen heroes honor and thanks , the reverse shows the inscription: The city of Vilbel her fallen sons . The names of the victims of the First World War are recorded on four bronze plaques on a semicircular wall behind the memorial . The system was repaired in 2012 and provided with an information board, which was replaced in 2014 by a redesigned board with new text.

literature

  • Alexander Bastek (arr.): Of heads and bodies. Frankfurt sculpture from the Städel , Frankfurt a. M .: Städel 2006, ISBN 9783935283113 , p. 157.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Art in public space, Frankfurt. Flora Taunusanlage. Seiler, Paul, accessed October 3, 2014 .
  2. ↑ These are Frankfurt's forgotten monuments in the Bildzeitung Frankfurt am Main, p. 17 July 2014
  3. ↑ Trick fountains in front of the Höchst train station in FAZ from July 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Art in public space, Frankfurt. War memorial for the victims of World War I, Waldschulstraße, Griesheim. Seiler, Paul, accessed October 3, 2014 .
  5. ↑ The war memorial restored. New plaque informs about the memorial in Bad Vilbel in FAZ of November 23, 2012, p. 57.
  6. ↑ Heroism, not misery, suffering and grief in FAZ from August 11, 2014, p. 34.
personal data
SURNAME Seiler, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Neustadt in the Black Forest
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1934
Place of death Frankfurt am Main