Theo Ignaz Graffé
Theo Ignaz Graffé (* 1930 in Münster-Sarmsheim ; † March 19, 1996 in Mainz ) was a German sculptor , stonemason , restorer and teacher.
Life
Graffé studied sculpture in Freiburg im Breisgau from 1950 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1956 . In 1954 he completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason and sculptor. In 1957 he attended the Werkkunstschule in Mainz and received a master craftsman's certificate as a stone sculptor a few years later. He worked as a freelance sculptor until 1972, before teaching at the FHS Mainz for nine years in 1973 . He was married to the goldsmith and silversmith Karin Graffé, with whom he sometimes worked together in the manufacture of altars and bronze doors for sacred buildings.
Awards
- 1955/56 sponsorship awards from the Freiburg Academy
- 1965 Prize of the City of Mainz
- 1969 Prize of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
- 1980 Rheingold badge of the city of Mainz
Works
Ignaz Graffé's works include the “Dibbemann” (bronze) on the Bad Kreuznach egg market.
Works in Mainz:
- Restoration of the garden portal of the former bishop's palace
- Bronze plates for the former Liebfrauenkirche and Stift, for the former synagogue (5th), for Deutschhaus , for Georg Moller and for Titus Brandsma
- Copies of the electoral cycle, the figures of the castle gate, the Madonna at the Zum Fleming house, the two “lovers” and the Madonna at the Zum Salmen house, the “St. Klara “at the Reichklarakloster , St. Bilhildis at the Bilhildisbrunnen and the so-called GottronÆschen Madonna in Kaiserstraße 9
- the 5 floor mosaics in the residential complex on the Kästrich , the “stilt girl” in Lerchenberg, the “skipping rope girl” in Zahlbach and the male dancer Buwe jumping
Grave: Mainz-Gonsenheim
Public contracts: cities of Mainz, Oldenburg, Bingen
Public purchases:
- Art Association Ludwigshafen
- Middle Rhine State Museum Mainz
- Gallery of the International Summer Academy for Fine Arts Salzburg
- State government of Rhineland-Palatinate .
Graffé's works have seen exhibitions in Mainz, Salzburg, Valencia, Trier, Koblenz, Nevers, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Engen, Pirmasens, Bonn. The artist was involved in all state art exhibitions in Rhineland-Palatinate; He was a member of the State Professional Association of Visual Artists Rhineland-Palatinate and co-founder and honorary member of the artist group Eisenturm Mainz.
literature
- Dankmar Trier: Graffé, Theo . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 60, Saur, Munich a. a. 2008, ISBN 978-3-598-22800-1 , p. 112.
- Mainz Magazin 4/75.
- Heinrich R. Gruber (Red.), Hajo Knebel (Red.): Encounters II - Art in Rhineland-Palatinate. Yearbook of the Professional Association of Visual Artists Rhineland-Palatinate, 1980.
- Documentation BBK Rheinland-Pfalz, 1978 and 1980.
- Axel-Alexander Ziese: Master of the fine arts. Vol. 1, arte factum Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3-923326-45-9 .
Web links
- Entry on lex-art.de
- Fountains, monuments and sculptures in Mainz
- Entry on Theo Ignaz Graffé in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graffé, Theo Ignaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor, stonemason, restorer and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munster-Sarmsheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1996 |
| Place of death | Mainz |