Ludwig Kunstmann

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLudwig•Kunstmann
Used nameLudwig•Kunstmann
Born9 December 1877 in Regensburg, Bayern (GER)
Died27 March 1961 in Hamburg, Hamburg (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

German sculptor Ludwig Kunstmann apprenticed as a wood and stone sculptor in Regensburg from 1890-94 and then studied at the Art Academy in Stuttgart after extensive study tours through Germany and Northern Europe. After winning a competition, Kunstmann left school and moved to Hamburg in 1910, where he was one of the most successful sculptors of the 1920s, with a variety of architectural sculptures. He was also one of the founding members of the Hamburg Secession in 1919, but left the group in 1920, after internal disputes with several colleagues. During World War II, his studio and apartment were destroyed, His studio and apartment were destroyed during the Second World War, and after the war he had to keep his head above water by designing gravestones and small sculptures. Kunstmann worked mainly in wood, stone, bronze or ceramics. In addition to the large building sculptures he also created figures for the public space, busts, small sculptures and medals. The critics judged his work mostly negatively until the late 1920s, but he adapted to the ideas of his clients and followed very different styles. He participated at the 1936 Olympics with eight of his works.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions GER Ludwig Kunstmann
Sculpturing, Medals, Open (Olympic) AC
Sculpturing, Medals, Open (Olympic) AC
Sculpturing, Medals, Open (Olympic) AC
Sculpturing, Medals, Open (Olympic) AC
Sculpturing, Medals, Open (Olympic) AC
Sculpturing, Medals, Open (Olympic) AC
Sculpturing, Medals, Open (Olympic) AC
Sculpturing, Medals, Open (Olympic) AC