Fritz Heinemann (artist)

Fritz Heinemann (1 January 1864 - 1 December 1932) was a German sculptor.[1]

Biography edit

Birth edit

Heinemann was born on 1 January 1864 in Altena.

Family edit

 
Sculpture of Edith and Alexandra Heinemann by Fritz Heinemann

Heinemann married the daughter of a wealthy cavalry officer from Nakel in the Province of Posen, and they had two children Edith and Alexandra. In 1902, Heinemann separated from his wife, who then married the sculptor, painter and graphic artist Karl Ludwig Manzel, whose circle of acquaintances included Kaiser Wilhelm II.[2]

Death edit

Heinemann died on 1 December 1932 in Berlin.

References edit

  1. ^ Studio international. 1908. p. 255. Fritz Heinemann is prominent among some sculpture colleagues. His female marble bust is of peculiar charm in line and expression. It avoids the ordinary scheme of the bust, and gives an impression of the whole figure by characteristic ...
  2. ^ Picard 2010.
  • Picard, Jacques (2010). Edit von Coler: Als Nazi-Agentin in Bukarest [Edith Von Coler: Nazi agent in Bucharest] (in German). Schiller Verlag, Hermannstadt. ISBN 978-3-941271-31-9.