Adolf Heer ( German: Adolf Heer ) - German sculptor.
| Adolf Heer | |
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| him. Adolf heer | |
 Adolf Heer | |
| Date of Birth | September 13, 1849 |
| Place of Birth | Fehrenbach |
| Date of death | May 29, 1898 (48 years old) |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |
| Nationality | Grand Duchy of Baden (until 1871), German Empire (c 1871) |
| Genre | sculptor |
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Biography
The future professor Adolf Kheer was born and raised in the family of the sculptor Joseph Kheer from Förenbach in the Black Forest , in the independent Grand Duchy of Baden at that time. He was the third oldest out of 10 brothers and sisters, of whom 4 died in infancy. He received his first lessons from Joseph’s father and his uncle Karl Heer, who had their Brothers Heer work on creating sculptures. Their business was known outside Fehrenbach. In particular, they participated in the design of the church at the monastery of St. Peter [1] .
He continued to study sculpture at the School of Applied Arts in Nuremberg from about 1867 to 1871, and then, in Berlin, in the workshops of Rudolf Semering and Alexander Calandrelli , as well as at the Academy of Fine Arts (from about 1871 to 1873). He worked for 2 years in Dresden with Professor Brymann (1873-1875). From 1877 to 1880 he lived in Rome , where he continued his artistic education studying the great works of antiquity.
From 1881 he was a professor at the then-school of applied arts in Karlsruhe , which was his last place of activity until his death in 1898. His successor was Fridolin Dietzsche (Fridolin Dietsche) [2] .
Selected Works
- Baden Baden
- Decoration of figures in the bathhouse of Empress Augusta (Kaiserin-Augusta-Bad). Destroyed by an excavator in 1963.
- Donaueschingen
- Sculptural composition on the fence of the Danube spring (Donauquelle), depicting the "mother of Baar", which indicates her "daughter", the path to the young Danube.
- Heidelberg
- Sandstone figures in the New Town Hall.
- A bust of literature historian George Gottfried Gervinus on the main tower of the fortress.
- Bronze figures "science and fame" for the university assembly hall.
- Karlsruhe
- Allegorical figures of the sculptural group "Celebration of Joy and Glory" at the northern entrance to Festhalle. Bombs were destroyed by an explosion.
- Tomb of poet Joseph Victor von Scheffel at the Main Cemetery in Karlsruhe
- Equestrian statue of Emperor William I (1890-1897) with four allegorical figures. Allegorical figures were remelted in 1943. Only the gypsum model has been preserved, which is stored in private hands.
- Neuddingen
- Two figures of angels on the grave of Princess Mary
- Osnabruck
- Equestrian statue of Emperor William I (1898, copy of the monument in Karlsruhe). It was re-melted in 1942. The empty pedestal was demolished only after the Second World War .
- Bust of the unknown (possibly a sister or relative)
- Sculptures of two angels in the mausoleum of Prince Albert (commissioned by Queen Victoria )
- Bust of Joseph Victor von Scheffel
- Tombstone on the grave of his relative, artist Johann Baptist Kirner
Links
- The history of the monument to the German Emperor William I (German)
- Sculptural group at Donauquelle and Donauquelle (German)
- Pedigree of Adolf Heer (German)
Notes
- ↑ Franz Xaver Kraus: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Grossherzogthums Baden , Band 6: Kreis Freiburg , Jacob Christian Benjamin Mohr (Paul Siebeck), Tübingen und Leipzig 1904, S. 337 (German)
- ↑ Heinz Schmitt (Hrsg.): Diverse. In: Denkmäler, Brunnen und Freiplastiken in Karlsruhe 1715-1945. 2 Auflage. 7, Karlsruhe 1989, ISBN 3-7617-0264-7 , S. 686 (Veröffentlichungen des Karlsruher Stadtarchivs). (German)