Rudolf Breilmann
Rudolf Breilmann (born June 16, 1929 ; † January 20, 2018 in Münster ) was a German sculptor . Many of his bronze sculptures are set up in Münster and the Münsterland in public spaces.
Life
After graduating from high school Paulinum in Münster in 1949, Breilmann completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason and then studied architecture in Darmstadt . He received his artistic training at the State Art School in Hamburg from Edwin Scharff , who had a decisive influence on him. His works were characterized by clear forms and a design reduced to the essentials.
Breilmann has lived in Roxel since 1970.
The Heimathaus Münsterland (today Museum Religio ) in Telgte dedicated a large retrospective to Breilmann in 2010. In 2016 the Museum Mühlenhof showed an exhibition with 100 of his works. In 2013 Breilmann donated his estate to the Museum Religio in Telgte. 1700 drafts, sketches and sculptures were subsequently handed over. The catalog raisonné maintained by Breilmann's wife Renate includes around 500 works.
Works (selection)
- Paul on the facade of the Paulinum grammar school in Münster
- Dove of peace at the back of the historic town hall in Munster
- Gate of the Martinikirche in Münster
- Four figures (St. George, Archangel Michael, Charlemagne, St. Liudger) made of Baumberger sandstone on the paradise portal of St. Paulus Cathedral in Münster (1964)
- Spökenkieker in the Mühlenhof Museum in Münster (1970)
- Nikolaus in the Kiepenkerlviertel in Münster
- Nepomuk at the Aabrücke at the Bispinghof in Münster
- Johann Conrad Schlaun in Nottuln
- Haydn at the grammar school in Senden
literature
- Alfred Pohlmann: Rudolf Breilmann. Inspiration Creation (= series of publications on religious culture , vol. 8). Münster 2019, ISBN 978-3-87023-441-6 .
Web links
- Johannes Loy and Gerhard H. Kock: A master of clear forms. The Münster sculptor Rudolf Breilmann died at the age of 88. , Westfälische Nachrichten on January 23, 2018.
- Münster in old pictures and documents - On Breilmann's footsteps
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary notice Westfälische Nachrichten 24.01.2018 [1]
- ↑ Pair of owls as a reminder of a great Roxel artist, in: Westfälische Nachrichten, August 31, 2019, RMW01.
- ↑ 100 real Breil men are shown. Exhibition in Mühlenhof, Westfälische Nachrichten 13.10.2016 [2]
- ↑ With water mist and soft jet. Christoph Hellbrügge restores Breilmann figures from the cathedral, Westfälische Nachrichten 04.05.2016 [3]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breilmann, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1929 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th January 2018 |
| Place of death | Muenster |