Friedrich Reusch

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Johann Friedrich Reusch (5 September 1843, Siegen - 15 October 1906, Agrigento) was a German sculptor and art teacher.

Biography

He was born to a long-established family of craftsmen. His father was a master carpenter. Initially, he was going to follow him into the carpentry trade, but his artistic talents were noticed by the sculptor,

In 1872, he was awarded a scholarship by the Michael Beer Foundation, enabling him to study in Rome. After his return to Berlin in 1874, he went into business as a freelance sculptor. His major works include the marble group, “Marktverkehr" (Market traffic, 1879, now lost) for the Belle-Alliance Bridge (now the Halle-Gate Bridge [de]), and “Der Dämon des Dampfes" (The Demon of Steam, 1880) for the Technical University.

He was appointed a Professor and head of the sculpture classes at the

In 1900, he began to suffer from a heart condition. By 1904, he was forced to give up teaching. He died in 1906, on a vacation trip to Sicily. He never married, but was accompanied throughout his life by his housekeeper, Rosa, who was with him when he died.

He is buried in his hometown. Several of his works are there, including a "Soldiers' Monument" (1877), an equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I (1892), and a bronze statue of "Otto von Bismarck" (1900).

Sources

• Reusch, Joh. Friedrich. In: Hermann Alexander Müller: Biographisches Künstler-Lexikon. Leipzig 1882, pg.436, Online
• Reusch, Friedrich. In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon. 6th edition. Vol. 16, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig/Vienna 1908, p. 839.
• Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt: Der Siegner Bildhauer Johann Friedrich Reusch. Leben und Werk. Zum 75. Todestag am 15. Oktober 1981. J.-G.-Herder-Bibliothek Siegerland, Siegen 1981

External links

Media related to Friedrich Reusch at Wikimedia Commons

• Biography of Reusch @ Zeno