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Hermann Blumenthal

1905 – 1942

German sculptor

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Lived 1905 – 1942 (aged 36). Hermann Blumenthal was a soldier, sculptor, etcher, draftsperson, medalist and stone carver.

Hermann Blumenthal (31 December 1905, Essen, Rhine Province – 17 August 1942, near Kljasticy, Pskov Oblast, USSR) was a German sculptor. He was a participating artist in the documenta 1.

Awards 1929: Preis der Stadt Köln anlässlich einer Ausstellung des Deutschen Künstlerbundes 1930: Großer Staatspreis of the Prussian Academy of Arts, verbunden mit einem Studienaufenthalt in der Villa Massimo, Rom 1935: Stipendium des Reichserziehungsministeriums, Studienaufenthalt in Kassel 1936: Rom-Stipendium des Reichserziehungsministeriums, Studienaufenthalt in der Villa Massimo 1937: Villa-Romana-Stipendium, Studienaufenthalt in Florenz 1939: Cornelius-Preis for Monumentalplastik der Stadt Düsseldorf 1955: Posthum Teilnehmer der documenta 1, Kassel

Works 1929/39: Schreitender auf rechteckiger Platte, Bronze, H: 152 cm. Niedersächsischer Landtag, Hannover 1930: Kniender (Spinne), Bronze, H: 103 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie 1931/32: Kriechender (Adam), Bronze, H: 81 cm. Georg-Kolbe-Museum Berlin (Dauerleihgabe Nachlass Blumenthal) 1934: Acht Reliefentwürfe for the Museum Folkwang, Essen, Bronze/Gips, 58 x 40 cm. Georg-Kolbe-Museum Berlin (Dauerleihgabe Nachlass Blumenthal) 1935: Porträt Ludwig Kasper, Steinguss, H: 33 cm. Georg-Kolbe-Museum Berlin (Dauerleihgabe Nachlass Blumenthal) 1935/36: Großer Schreitender, Bronze, H: 180 cm. Hamburger Kunsthalle 1936: Sitzender aufschauend (Sterngucker), Bronze, H: 28 cm. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen München 1936/37: Großer Stehender (Römischer Mann), Steinguss, H: 202 cm. Georg-Kolbe-Museum Berlin (Dauerleihgabe Nachlass Blumenthal) 1937: Großer Kniender (Florentiner Mann), Bronze, H: 150 cm. Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg 1938: Zwei Reliefs für Brunnenstele: Jüngling mit Ölzweig; Zwei Frauen, Stein, 225 x 125. Ruhland (Lausitz), BASF Schwarzheide

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German Reich
Awards
Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo

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Who was Hermann Blumenthal?

German sculptor (1905–1942)

When was Hermann Blumenthal born?

Hermann Blumenthal was born on 31 December 1905 in Essen.

When did Hermann Blumenthal die?

Hermann Blumenthal died on 17 August 1942.

What was Hermann Blumenthal's occupation?

Hermann Blumenthal was a soldier, sculptor, etcher, draftsperson, medalist and stone carver.

What nationality was Hermann Blumenthal?

Hermann Blumenthal's recorded nationality: German Reich.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hermann Blumenthal

· Wikidata: Q469270

· DBpedia: Hermann Blumenthal

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