Theo Bechteler

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Theo Bechteler (born February 8, 1903 in Immenstadt ; † June 22, 1993 in Augsburg ; actually Theodor Bechteler ) was a German sculptor and painter .

Der Fischer , Hofgartenanlage, Immenstadt
Dance configuration , Hofgartenanlage, Immenstadt
Door handles on the entrance doors to the Hofgarten, Immenstadt

biography

Private career

Bechteler was born as the youngest son of Theoder Bechteler (* 1861, † 1911) and eight siblings. In addition to him, the older brother Eduard Bechteler (* 1890 in Munich , † 1983 in Mindelheim ) embarked on an artistic career. In 1932 Theo Bechteler married Elfriede Kristeleit from Königsberg , with whom he had four children. Mention should be made of his daughter Else Bechteler-Moses (* 1933 in Berlin , painter and carpet artist) and his son Christoph Bechteler (* 1935 in Berlin, metal sculptor). In the same year he moved to Berlin-Gatow, where he lived until the end of the war in 1945. After another move, back to his hometown Immenstadt and staying for several years, the last change of residence came in 1955, due to his frequent presence there, finally to Augsburg ; Bechteler lived there until his death in 1993.

Professional background

After finishing school in Immenstadt, he completed an apprenticeship in wood carving in Oberammergau from 1920 to 1922 and studied sculpture at the United State Schools for Free and Applied Arts in Berlin-Charlottenburg. During his studies, Bechteler received a three-year scholarship stay in Paris around 1929 . After his professional years in Berlin and Immenstadt, he was appointed to Augsburg in 1955, where he entered the building art sector . This was followed by orders from the city of Augsburg resp. of the regional building authority Augsburg. In addition, there were orders from the Catholic Church and from private parties.

Working during National Socialism

With his works (only a few have survived from this period, e.g. a striding pair of lovers ), Bechteler, an aspiring artist in the early 1930s, attracted the hostility of the National Socialists . This was followed by a de facto exhibition ban, with a few exceptions, until the end of the war. During this time he hired himself as a craftsman.

Works

Bechteler has created large works in and on buildings in Immenstadt and Augsburg

  • Working in Immenstadt
    • Muschelkalkplastik on the south wall of the State. professional school
    • Figure The Fisherman in the Hofgarten (1961)
    • Dance configuration in the courtyard garden (1970)
  • Working in Augsburg
    • St. Francis fountain made of marble (1951)
    • Bronze fountain on the station forecourt (1986/87, together with his son Christoph Bechteler )
    • Justitia in the district court
    • Inner courtyard of the St. Anna High School
  • More work
    • Coat of arms at the district office in Sonthofen

Awards

Sign Theo-Bechteler-Strasse in Immenstadt

The city of Immenstadt honored him in 2007 by naming Theo-Bechteler-Strasse

Further artistic activities

In 1958, Bechteler became a member of the German Association of Artists , in whose major annual exhibitions he participated a total of 25 times between 1956 (in the exhibition halls of the Düsseldorf Court of Honor ) and 1990 (in the Berlin Academy of the Arts ). In 1962 he became a member of the New Secession in Darmstadt. In addition, there was also a membership in the New Munich Group in the mid-1960s . He and his wife Else took part in the 1963 Great Art Exhibition in Munich's Haus der Kunst .

Due to his commitment, the Kunstverein Augsburg , which no longer existed since 1944, was re-founded in 1963 .

Source

literature

  • Theo Bechteler , Thomas Elsen and Manfred de la Motte , Modern Art Publishing House, ISBN 3936711143
  • Rudolf Vogel (Ed.), Immenstadt im Allgäu . Landscape, history, society, economy, cultural and religious life over the centuries, Immenstadt im Allgäu 1996

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Villa Romana laureate since 1905
  2. ^ Winner of the Citizens' Prize of the City of Kempten
  3. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: The German Association of Artists in Berlin 1990 ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on April 13, 2017) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de
  4. ↑ neuegruppe-hausderkunst.de: deceased members of the new group (with year of birth and death)
  5. ↑ s. P. 106 in the official exhibition catalog Haus der Kunst - Great Art Exhibition Munich 1963 , Dept. New group: Bechteler, Else, Augsburg : cat. 524 ( green , oil, 30x30 cm) | Bechteler, Theo, Augsburg : Cat.No. 525 ( Boboligarten , bronze, 35x50x33 cm)
personal data
SURNAME Bechteler, Theo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Immenstadt
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 1993
Place of death augsburg