Thomas Myrtek

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Thomas Myrtek
Regimental memorial of the 63er von Myrtek in Opole
relief in Bytom (2019)
Children's sculptures in Opole

Thomas Myrtek (born December 28, 1888 in Beuthen , Upper Silesia, † September 5, 1935 in Athens , Greece) was a German sculptor . Myrtek was a member of the group in 1922 and the Silesian Artists' Union . His works made of various materials also included sculptures made by coal miners, which were presented in exhibitions and museums.

Life

Myrtek studied at the Royal Art and Trade School in Breslau with the sculptors Albert Werner-Schwarzburg (1857-1911) and Theodor von Gosen . He began his work as a sculptor after the First World War. In 1932 he became chairman of the Silesian Artists' Union. In 1934 he was awarded the Rome Prize (Grand State Prize of the Prussian Academy of the Arts). Myrtek died in 1935 while traveling through Greece.

plant

In 1922, Myrtek designed the building sculpture on the portal of the administration building of the Upper Silesian Lime Works in Opole. In 1924 he created concrete girl figures on the facade of the commercial school in Bytom. In 1927 Myrtek designed bronze statuettes for the Friedrich-Ebert-Schule in (Breslau-) Zimpel.

  • Sculpture of a female miner (around 1930 in the Gleiwitz Museum)
  • Sculpture of a miner (around 1930 in the Moscow History Museum)
  • War memorial 1914–1918 of the 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 63 in Opole
  • Children's sculptures in Opole, on the Pfennig Bridge over the Mühlgraben
  • Sculptures of learners , writers and readers on the outer wall of the upper lyceum in Opole
  • Portrait of Mrs. O.
  • Looking girl
  • Nude sketch
  • Portrait of the dancer LM
  • Seated bronze miner

literature

  • Hanna Grisebach : The sculptor Thomas Myrtek. In: Silesian monthly books, sheets for culture and literature of the homeland. 6th year 1929, No. 1 (January 1929), pp. 30–32 ( dbc.wroc.pl ).
  • Thomas Myrtek: Memorial Exhibition; Organized by the Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Breslau with the Upper Silesian State Museum in Bytom, March - May 1936 . Korn, Breslau 1936, OCLC 254749508 (exhibition catalog).
  • Myrtek, Thomas . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 315 .
  • Nikolaus Gussone: Thomas Myrtek: Beuthen 1888 - Athens 1935; a sculptor from Upper Silesia, winner of the Rome Prize in 1934; an exhibition to commemorate his 100th birthday . Oberschlesischer Heimatverlag, Dülmen 1988, ISBN 3-87595-279-0 (exhibition catalog).
  • Erich Fitza: Thomas Myrtek - Life and Work (=  Silesia . No. 36 ). Delp, Munich 1990, ISBN 0-376-89245-5 .
  • Erich Fitza, Peter Mras: Thomas Myrtek: (Beuthen 1888 - Athens 1935); Sculptures and drawings . Haus Oberschlesien Foundation, Ratingen-Hösel 1992, ISBN 3-87466-183-0 (exhibition catalog).
  • Künstlerbund Schlesien (Ed.): Artists Silesia . tape 3 . Mittelland-Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 1929, OCLC 888738825 .

Web links

Commons : Thomas Myrtek  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hanna Grisebach: The sculptor Thomas Myrtek. In: Silesian monthly books, sheets for culture and literature of the homeland. 6th year 1929, No. 1, January 1929, p. 31 ( dbc.wroc.pl ).
personal data
SURNAME Myrtek, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Beuthen , Upper Silesia
DATE OF DEATH September 5, 1935
Place of death Athens , Greece