Alfred Marzolff
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Alfred Marzolff | |
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Born | Frédéric Alfred Marzolff 4 March 1867 |
Died | 4 May 1936 | (aged 69)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Frédéric Alfred Marzolff (1867-1936) was a French sculptor and
Biography
His father was a
He continued his studies in Munich with Wilhelm von Rümann. While there, he also began a lifelong professional friendship with Adolf von Hildebrand. Upon returning to Strasbourg, the École supérieur, his alma mater, hired him as a modelling teacher. He also became a member of the artists' association, the Cercle de Saint-Léonard . In addition to teaching and sculpting, he made contributions to the Revue alsacienne illustrée .
In 1891, he began exhibiting locally. In 1893, he received a first prize at the Salon for his bronze sculpture, "L'Archer".
Thanks to financial support from Hugo Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen , he was able to move to Florence in 1901. He would remain there for ten years; operating three workshops and producing monumental sculptures, as well as bronze busts and medallions. Returning to Strasbourg in 1911, he worked there until the outbreak of World War I, when he relocated to Rountzenheim.
After the war, his studio was flooded with orders for war memorials. In 1931, he was decorated with the Ordre des Palmes académiques.
Many of his works may still be seen around his native city; some were, however, destroyed during the
Sources
- "Alfred Marzolff (1867-1936), sculpteur et médailleur" Archived 2016-11-08 at the Wayback Machine (Les Amis de la Léonardsau et du Cercle de Saint-Léonard)
Further reading
- Audrey Dufournet, Alfred Marzolff (1867-1936) : un sculpteur alsacien de l'Art Nouveau, Christine Peltre (Ed.) Université de Strasbourg, 1997
- François Joseph Fuchs, "Frédéric Alfred Marzolff", In: Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne, Fédération des sociétés d'histoire et d'archéologie d'Alsace, Strasbourg, vol. 26, p. 2546.
- Pierre Perny, A. Marzolff, le sculpteur de Rountzenheim (1867-1936), sa vie, son œuvre, Société d'histoire et d'archéologie du Ried Nord, 1986, pps.13-41
External links
Media related to Alfred Marzolff at Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Marzolff @ Art Nouveau Artist Menu