Toni Stockheim

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Georg Anton Stockheim (born May 13, 1890 in Cologne ; † April 28, 1969 there ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Stockheim studied at the Kölner Kunstgewerbeschule (the later Kölner Werkschulen ) with Georg Grasegger , at the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Karl Janssen and at the Berlin Academy with Louis Tuaillon , who appointed him a master student and accepted him into his workshop. There he was involved in the two equestrian statues for the Hohenzollern Bridge .

From 1912 he was a freelance sculptor in Cologne and later (after 1937) he focused on ceramic work .

After the Second World War he was a lecturer at the Swiss art academies in Geneva and Zurich .

Works (selection)

The rooster
  • The Rooster , Cologne (1962)

literature

  • Museum Ludwig (Hrsg.): Sculpture in Cologne. 20th century images in the cityscape . Cologne 1988, p. 189-190 .

Web links

Commons : Toni Stockheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Death certificate No. 1413 from April 30, 1969, registry office Cologne West. In: LAV NRW R civil status register. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Stockheim, Toni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stockheim, Georg Anton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1969
Place of death Cologne