Wilhelm Martini
Wilhelm Martini (* 1880 in Bielefeld ; † 1965 ) was a German sculptor .
Life
Bust for Ferdinand Lasalle, Spee'scher Park , Düsseldorf.
Martini was a student at the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Karl Janssen . He designed fountains for the city garden in Gelsenkirchen and the sculptures Dying and Mourning (in the Düsseldorf Art Museum ). Some of his works have male or female nudes as the theme, others have titles such as Upward Looking Soldier (1918) or Relay Runner (1934). In the 1920s and 1930s in particular, he produced numerous bronzes.
Martini was a member of the artists 'association Das Junge Rheinland and the artists' association Malkasten .
Little is known about the artist in literature. His written estate is in the Heinrich Heine Institute .
literature
- Martini, Wilhelm . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930.
Web links
Commons : Wilhelm Martini - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Wilhelm Martini (born 1880). In: artnet , with images of Martini's work.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Martini, Wilhelm . In: Volmer Collection Foundation
- ↑ "Upward Looking Soldier" by Willy Meller (?) In: Letter Foundation
- ↑ Bronze figure "Relay runner": 1934, Düsseldorf, Wilhelm Martini, unique. In: Bares für Rares , objects from May 28, 2018.
- ^ Heinrich Böll , Árpád Bernáth: Works. Cologne edition. Volume 12. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2008, ISBN 978-3-462-03286-4 , p. 553.
- ^ Correspondence from Wilhelm Martini to Rolf Bongs. In: emuseum.duesseldorf.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martini, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielefeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1965 |