Theodor von Gosen

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Theodor von Gosen (1908), painted by Fritz Erler
The rooms Heritage Heinrich Heine 1913 on the Great Berlin Art Exhibition
The memorial in memory of the teachers and students of the Mathesianum who died in World War I. Stands in the courtyard of the Polish National Institute Ossolineum in Wroclaw .

Philipp Theodor von Gosen (born January 10, 1873 in Augsburg , † January 30, 1943 in Breslau ) was a German sculptor and medalist .

Life

Theodor von Gosen from Augsburg studied from 1892 to 1899 with Wilhelm von Rümann at the Art Academy in Munich and then worked as a freelance sculptor. Here he made friends with the sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand , under whose influence he moved away from the pathos typical of the early years. His comfortably seated Heinrich Heine is probably a result of this influence. During this time, Gosen mainly designed decorative small bronzes and pieces of jewelry and since 1897 has exhibited his works regularly in the Munich Glass Palace and at the exhibitions of the Berlin Secession . He joined the same year by Bernhard Pankok , Bruno Paul and Richard Riemerschmid based movement to promote and renovation of arts and crafts on.

In 1905 he was appointed to the Breslau Art and Trade School by Hans Poelzig . As a professor in Wroclaw , he headed the workshops for bronze foundry as well as chasing and driving work , was increasingly active in the field of large-scale sculpture and created various monuments and architectural sculptures for Wroclaw, among others. Contemporary sources praise his work above all for the "stylish and material-appropriate naturalism, which is particularly concise in his portrait busts" and the brilliant technical execution. As an early member of the German Association of Artists , Theodor von Gosen participated in the first exhibition , which took place in the Royal Art Exhibition Building in Munich in 1904, with a trophy and a bronze portrait relief. In 1908 he was elected chairman of the newly founded Artists' Union of Silesia ; a position he held until 1932.

Grave site of the von Gosen family, Fraueninsel cemetery

Theodor von Gosen was buried on the Fraueninsel next to his friend, the painter Johann Drobek . After the expulsion, his family also settled on Lake Chiemsee .

The son Markus von Gosen (* 1913 in Breslau, † 2004 in Prien am Chiemsee) created mosaics, prints and glass paintings.

Works

literature

Unpublished Sources

  • A manuscript by Gosen in which he primarily remembers his time in Munich has been preserved in the archive of the Munich Art Academy.

Web links

Commons : Theodor von Gosen  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Ordinary members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Gosen, Theodor von ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on April 27, 2016) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de
  2. ^ Exhibition catalog X. Exhibition of the Munich Secession: The German Association of Artists (in connection with an exhibition of exquisite products of the arts in the craft) , Verlaganstalt F. Bruckmann, Munich 1904 (p. 38: Gosen, Theodor von, Munich. Catalog No. 190/191 , Flora , honorary gift; portrait relief , silver-plated bronze.)
  3. ↑ Statuette of a violinist, Theodor von Gosen (1873 Augsburg - 1943 Breslau). Retrieved September 14, 2019 .
  4. ↑ www1.karlsruhe.de
  5. ↑ Max Schmid (ed.): One hundred designs from the competition for the Bismarck National Monument on the Elisenhöhe near Bingerbrück-Bingen. Düsseldorfer Verlagsanstalt, Düsseldorf 1911. (n. Pag.)
  6. ^ Theodor Gosen: The Beethoven Monument in Mexico City (1921)
  7. ^ Theodor von Gosen (1873–1943) kunstmedalis.net.
    Paul Dziallas: Theodor von Gosen, the medal work . Delp, Munich 1971, ISBN 3-7689-0090-8 (No. 42 - cast silver, bronze, 85 mm).
  8. ^ Günther Grundmann : The bust of the Führer in the Breslau University , in: Der Oberschlesier, 1935, No. 7, p. 371f.
  9. ↑ Gosen, Theodor (Philipp Th.) Von . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 2 : E-J . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1955. (Study edition 1999, ISBN 3-363-00730-2 , p. 279).
personal data
SURNAME Gosen, Theodor von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gosen, Philipp Theodor von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1943
Place of death Wroclaw