Joseph Ehrismann (1880–1937) was a

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

and master stained glass maker from

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it ha ...

. He was born as a German citizen in Alsace-Lorraine, and died as a French citizen in

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

, without having substantially left his home region. The son of a

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baker from the small town of

Mutzig Mutzig ( or ; german: Mützig) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est, in north-eastern France. The commune of Mutzig is located at the entrance of the Bruche river valley, on the Route des Vins d'Alsace. History Evidences of ...

, he studied from 1906 to 1912 in Strasbourg with , and in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

with

Martin von Feuerstein Martin Feuerstein (after 1914, Martin Ritter von Feuerstein; 6 January 1856, Barr - 13 February 1931, Munich) was a German painter and art teacher. He was a late adherent of the Nazarene movement, but was also heavily influenced by impressio ...

(who hailed from the small town of

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, very close to Mutzig). Having obtained the title of ''Meisterschüler'', Ehrismann then established his own workshop, providing stained-glass windows for a number of churches and public institutions across Alsace, but also some

mural A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spani ...

s. Many of Ehrismann's creations have been destroyed during

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, or due to fires having gutted the churches, but a number of them can still be seen in situ in Strasbourg,

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace af ...

Colmar Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), ...

Schiltigheim Schiltigheim (, , and sometimes by non-local speakers of French; Alsatian: ''Schelige'' ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The inhabitants are called ''Schilikois'' in French and ''Scheligemer' ...

, Bischheim,

Molsheim Molsheim () is a commune and a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

, Meistratzheim,

Lampertsloch Lampertsloch is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located less than nine kilometres (5 miles) from the French–German border. The commune is part of the ''Parc naturel régional des Vosges du No ...

, Betschdorf, and Weitbruch.

Gallery

Joseph Ehrismann Molsheim (4).JPG, Window signed "Jos. Ehrismann" (

Musée de la Chartreuse, Molsheim The Musée de la Chartreuse ("Charterhouse museum") is the municipal museum of Molsheim, a small town in the Bas-Rhin department of France. Founded in 1946 by Henri Gerlinger (1899–1959), it is located since 1985 in the former Carthusian monast ...

) Joseph Ehrismann Molsheim (5).JPG, Window signed "Ehrismann" (same location) Joseph Ehrismann Molsheim (6).JPG, Window signed "JE" (id.) Meistratzheim StAndré 60.JPG, ''

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'' ( Meistratzheim, Église Saint-André) Bischheim Temple48.JPG, ''

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'' ( Bischheim, Protestant church) Vitrail aux oiseaux (49530659798).jpg, ''Birds on a fountain'' (Bains municipaux de Strasbourg)

References

External links

Joseph Ehrismann
on the database of the

French Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visual ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ehrismann Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques 1880 births 1937 deaths Painters from Alsace People from Bas-Rhin German stained glass artists and manufacturers French stained glass artists and manufacturers 20th-century German male artists 20th-century French male artists Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni