Peter Knapp (sculptor)
Otto Peter Knapp (born January 21, 1939 in Frankfurt am Main ; † August 23, 1978 in Limburg an der Lahn ) was a German sculptor .
life and work
Knapp was Steinhauer from 1959 to 1960 . From 1960 he studied sculpture with Otto Baum and Rudolf Hoflehner at the Stuttgart Art Academy . In 1963 he went on a study trip to Greece . He then worked in a studio in Frankfurt am Main and later in Berzhahn . In 1964 he took part in the sculpture symposium St. Margarethen by Karl Prantl in Sankt Margarethen in Burgenland in Austria . Knapp's worked building stone by hand with Steinmetz tools and created more than two hundred until his death in 1978 sculptures , mainly from marble .
In 2009, the M50 gallery in Frankfurt am Main held an exhibition Homage to Peter Knapp .
Works (selection)
- 1964 Untitled , Symposium of European Sculptors in Sankt Margarethen in Burgenland
- 1973 marble no. 126 , Giessen Art Trail in Giessen
- 1977 stroking stones ( shell limestone ), Große Bockenheimer Strasse in Frankfurt am Main
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Knapp in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website Galerie M50: Biography Peter Knapp
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Close, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knapp, Otto Peter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1978 |
| Place of death | Limburg on the Lahn |