Hermann Blumenthal
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.
Hermann Blumenthal
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- Born
- 1905 · Essen.
- Died
- 1942
- Nationality
- German Reich
- Occupation
- soldier · sculptor · etcher · draftsperson · medalist · stone carver · artist
- Honours
- Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo
- Languages
- German
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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.
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Works
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
Life and career
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Life and career
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1905
Hermann Blumenthal was born on 31 December 1905.
1937
Großer Stehender is dated 1937.
1942
Hermann Blumenthal died on 17 August 1942.
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Blumenthal, Hermann, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10135733-3, Ausstellung Sterngucker - Hermann Blumenthal und Seine Zeit (2006 : Berlin).
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q469270: Hermann Blumenthal
General reference · Wikidata
Awards
The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin, Potsdam and Rome. Work by Hermann Blumenthal is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Germanisches Nationalmuseum and Berlinische Galerie. Distinctions recorded are Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo.
• 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
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scholarly publication
Blumenthal, Hermann, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
Institutional witnessauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 10135733-3, Ausstellung Sterngucker - Hermann Blumenthal und Seine Zeit (2006 : Berlin).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Hermann Blumenthal received Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo. Recorded with the occupation draftsperson. Recorded as soldier, sculptor, etcher, draftsperson and medalist.
Recognition and collections
Work by Hermann Blumenthal is
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Germanisches Nationalmuseum and Berlinische Galerie
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