Emil Krieger
Emil Krieger (8 September 1902, Kaiserslautern – 6 September 1979, Munich) was a German sculptor and artist, especially known for his graphic work and sculpture in bronze, wood, stone and terracotta. His most notable works are the group of four mourners in Langemark German war cemetery, the fountains at the Innenministerium in Munich, the Memorial in Treuchtlingen, the busts of Richard Wagner and of Karl von Fischer in the Bayerisches Nationaltheater, and two large reliefs for the Gedächtniskirche in Kaiserslautern.
Emil Krieger
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- Born
- 1902 · Kaiserslautern.
- Died
- 1979 · Munich.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Munich
- Honours
- Schwabing Art Prize · Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo
- Languages
- German
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He studied woodcarving at the Meisterschule from 1917 to 1921, and in 1921 in Munich at the Kunstgewerbschule. His early teachers included Richard Riemerschmid, Adolf Schinnerer and Adelbert Niemeyer. Between 1925 and 1931 he became a member of the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, where he was taught by Josef Wackerle and Julius Diez. Under Wackerle he developed his own graphic style and in 1928 he organized his first exhibition. In the 1930s, he travelled to Holland, France and Spain. In 1936, he won the Rompreis, enabling him to travel to Italy and Greece. Between 1946 and 1977, he taught at the Münchener Akademie. He became professor at the Akademie der Bildender Künste in Munich, was honoured by the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste and received also the silver and golden Seerose.
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Emil Krieger, a sculptor, was born in 1902 in Kaiserslautern and died in 1979 in Munich. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Emil Krieger: "Mourning soldiers" (German war graves cemetry at Langemark, Belgium)
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Emil Krieger's famous sculpture at the Langemark German War Cemetery in Belgium, photographed on 9 June 2010.
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1902
Emil Krieger born.
1979
Emil Krieger died.
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