Richard Jakob Petraschke

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Richard Jakob Petraschke (born March 26, 1885 in Schaffhausen ; † November 19, 1937 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German - Swiss sculptor , medalist , painter and restorer .

Life

Petraschke was the son of the photographer Richard Petraschke. From 1900 to 1904 he attended the art school of the Technikum in Winterthur , where he obtained a diploma as a drawing teacher. From 1905 he was trained in Augusto Varnesi's studio in Darmstadt , where he stayed until 1913. Together with Varnesi, he restored the figural decorations on the altar of the Michaeliskirche in Hamburg . In 1913 Petraschke opened his own workshop in Frankfurt-Bornheim, and in 1917 he moved into a studio in the Schopenhauerhaus .

Petraschke mainly created portrait busts and medals and worked as a restorer for Frankfurt museums. In 1918 he received First Prize for a plaque from the Cäcilien Choral Society, as well as for a design of a fountain statue for Schaffhausen in 1923. In 1924 he married the violinist Margret Kauffmann from Frankfurt. Petraschke was a member of the Künstlerbund, the Sculpture Association of Frankfurt Artists and the Frankfurt Artists Society.

Works (selection)

  • Frauenkopf (Frankfurt, Städel)
  • Bridge Medal, 1926 (Frankfurt, on the opening of the new Old Bridge)
  • Bust of Schopenhau, 1930/1957 (Frankfurt, City and University Library)
  • Kneeling female nude, around 1930 (Frankfurt, Hartmannsche Villa, today: Palmengarten)
  • Emil Rath tomb, 1935 (Frankfurt, main cemetery)
  • Portrait bust of Robert Taube, around 1935 (Frankfurt, Städel)

literature

  • Frankfurter Kunstverein (ed.): Richard Petraschke zum Gedächtnis [donated by his friends for the opening ceremony of the memorial exhibition of his works at the Frankfurter Kunstverein on April 3, 1938]. Bauersche Foundry, Frankfurt am Main 1938.
  • Richard Petraschke: sculptor; 1885 Schaffhausen - Frankfurt am Main 1937. Exhibition on the 100th birthday; Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen, exhibition in the foyer, March 7 - March 31, 1985. Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen 1985.
  • Alexander Bastek (arr.): Of heads and bodies. Frankfurt sculpture from the Städel. Städel, Frankfurt am Main 2006, ISBN 978-3-93528311-3 , pp. 184-185.

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personal data
SURNAME Petraschke, Richard Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Swiss sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Schaffhausen
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1937
Place of death Frankfurt am Main