Willy Oeser
Willy Oeser (born February 11, 1897 in Mannheim as Wilhelm Karl Georg Bruno Arthur Oeser ; † October 24, 1966 in Heidelberg ) was a German church painter and glass artist.
Life
Oeser, son of the librarian Max Oeser, was awarded a Dr. phil. doctorate , but is considered self-taught in the practice of art . Essentially, he was devoted to religious topics and was one of the innovators of religious art in Germany after the First World War . During the time of National Socialism his works were described as degenerate ; many of them were destroyed at the time. After the Second World War , he created and designed numerous mosaics , frescoes and glass windows , especially for churches in southwest Germany. The Galerie M. Goldschmidt & Co. in Frankfurt had already presented a selection of his works in 1915 , and works by Oeser have been made accessible to the public in the Berlin National Gallery and in the Kunsthalle Mannheim since the 1950s .
Works in the subsequent churches
- 1929/30: St. Anthony of Padua in Piła (Schneidemühl)
- 1930/31: Holy Spirit in Frankfurt- Riederwald
- 1936/37: St. Elisabeth in Mannheim
- after 1945: Church of the Redeemer in Mannheim- Seckenheim
- 1951/52: St. Cäcilia in Mühlhausen
- 1951/52: St. Josef in Mannheim
- 1952–1957: Good Shepherd in Mannheim
- 1953: Collegiate Church in Baden-Baden
- 1954: St. Raphael in Heidelberg
- 1950s: Holy Spirit in Mannheim
- Resurrection Church in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
- St. Cäcilia in Mosbach
- Heart of Jesus in Ratingen
- St. Michael in Grenzach-Wyhlen
- St. Peter in Mannheim (works of art not preserved)
Fonts
- (together with Max Oeser) A short guide through the Desbillon library and its associated book collections. With a guide through the large book room. Mannheim 1926 ( ub-madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de ).
- The Dammerstock settlement in Karlsruhe. In: Bauwarte. Volume 5, 1929, p. 427 f.
- About the fate of an old parish church: Basic thoughts on restoring the Lower Parish Church to St. Sebastian in Mannheim. J. Gremm, Mannheim 1934.
- The miracles: interpreted and represented by Christian art. Bild- und Filmzentrale (BIF), Düsseldorf 1937.
- Building blocks for the kingdom of God. Volumes 1–11, Caritas Lichtbild Gesellschaft-Bildband-Verlag (Calig), Freiburg im Breisgau 1938.
literature
- Rupert Gießler : The paintings by Willy Oeser. Critical, pictures. Mannheim 1928.
- Oeser, Willy . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 508 .
- Oeser, Willy . 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. 573 .
- Badische Zeitung . January 15, 2010.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oeser, Willy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church painter and glass artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1966 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |