Adolf von Hildebrand - Der Bildhauer Josef Flossmann 1907-08-1

Josef Flossmann (19 March 1862,

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– 20 October 1914, Munich) was a German sculptor; associated with the

Munich Secession The Munich Secession (German language, German Münchener Secession) was an association of visual artists who broke away from the mainstream Munich Artists' Association in 1892, to promote and defend their art in the face of what they considered ...

Life and work

From 1881 to 1884, he studied at the

Kunstgewerbeschule A Kunstgewerbeschule (English: ''School of Arts and Crafts'' or S''chool of Applied Arts'') was a type of vocational arts school that existed in German-speaking countries from the mid-19th century. The term Werkkunstschule was also used for the ...

in Munich, with . Then, from 1884 to 1889, he was enrolled at the

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, where his primary instructor was

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. He was heavily influenced by ''Das Problem der Form in der bildenden Kunst'', a theoretical work by

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. As an early member of the Münchner Kunstkreis (art circle), he promoted clarifies forms; emphasizing the connection between sculpture and architecture. Several of his projects were in collaboration with architects such as

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, and

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. In 1893, he was awarded a gold medal at the

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. He was one of the founding members of the Munich Secession, and was a regular participant in their exhibitions, as well as serving on the jury panels. In 1897, he was elected to the "Sachverständigen-Kommission zur Pflege und Führung der Kunst durch den Staat" (Expert Commission for the Care and Management of Art by the State). In 1901, he was honored for his achievements with the title of Royal Professor. The following year,

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, named him a Knight in the

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. In 1903, at the founding meeting of the

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in Weimar, he was elected as one of the members of the Governing Board.

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: "Über den deutschen Künstlerbund und die Tage in Weimar", In: ''Die Kunst für Alle, Malerei, Plastik, Graphik, Architektur'', #19, Vol.9, 1905 pg.205. He was a Professor of sculpture at his alma mater, the Kunstgewerbeschule, until his death. After 1906, he was an honorary member of the

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His Villa in Munich's served as his studio until 1909. After his death, it continued to be used as such by numerous visiting painters, sculptors and architects. In 1931, it became the residence of the painter, Edgar Ende. His son, the writer

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, has said that his time there served as inspiration for some of his fantasy stories.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Flossmann Josef 1862 births 1914 deaths German sculptors Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni Artists from Munich

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