Diskussioun:Henri Demuth
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[Quelltext änneren]I made quite a few changes on here and Wikidata on this matter and I will explain why. There were two articles about a Luxembourgish artist/sculptor Demuth on lb.wiki:
- "De François Demuth, gebuer 1884, a gestuerwen ?.., ass e lëtzebuergesche Sculpteur.
Zesumme mam Léon Nosbusch huet hien den Aadler vum Monument zu Duelem realiséiert a mam Ernest Grosber huet hien de Fiisschen um Michel-Rodange-Monument um Knuedler ëmgesat." - "Den Henri Demuth, gebuer de 27. Juni 1881 zu Befort an do gestuerwen den 31. Januar 1947 am Alter vu 65 Joer, war e lëtzebuergesche Professer a Kënschtler.
Hie war Chargé de Cours am École des artisans de l'État, an duerno war hien do vun 1931 bis 1946 Professer."
François Demuth
[Quelltext änneren]The article revered to the Luxemburger Lexikon which states: "Demuth, François, Bildhauer, *1884; schuf in Zusammenarbeit m. Ernest Grosber das Adler-Denkmal in Dalheim u. den Renert/Rodange-Gedenkstein (Fisschen) auf dem Knuedler (Place Guillaume II) in L.-Stadt." Which is most likely based on Lambert Herr's Anthologie des arts (1992): "DEMUTH François 1894 sculpteur - né en 1884 - réalisation de différents monuments: l'aigle de dalheim et le "fiischen" du monument michel rodange, en collaboration avec le sculpteur grosber".
It was Jean Curot who designed the Michel-Rodange-Monument um Knuedler. "Als tüchtige Mitarbeiter werden demselben die Herren H. Demuth, Professor an der Staatshandwerkerschule und E. Grosber, Bildhauer aus Luxemburg-, zur Seite stehen." (April 1932). It wasn't a François Demuth who worked with Ernest Grosber, that was professor H. Demuth. There was a François Demuth mentioned in the 1930s papers, but that was "le docteur François Demuth", born 21-06-1896. Not sure how Herr came up with the first name François for the sculptor. He doesn't mention Demuth in his Signatures - portraits et autoportraits (2001).
It wasn't Grosber, but Léon Nosbusch who worked on the Adler with "der bestbekannte Steinhauer Demuth" (...) "Da Herr Demuth schon 70 Jahre alt ist, vereinbarte er mit dem Bildhauer Nosbusch," (September 1955). Previously "Bildhauer Nosbusch und Demuth" worked together on the wall relief Trinité sur Terre (August 1953). These articles don't mention Demuth's first name, but being 70 in 1955, it is clear that he must have been born about 1885. So Herr claiming Demuth was born in 1884 might be right about that. Around the same time a certain "Hary Demuth" sculpted a relief after a design by Charlotte Engels (September 1953). He is also mentioned as "Hary Demuth, Atelierchef an der Staatshandwerkerschule" (October 1948) and " Altmeister Prof. Hary Demuth" (May 1952).
Henri Demuth
[Quelltext änneren]So there was a Henri -also called Hary- Demuth who sculpted and became professor. With a reference to a genealogy site one of our colleagues concluded that he must be the same as Henri Demuth (Beaufort 1881 - Beaufort 1947), who according to his death announcement was married to Elise Wagner. Henri Demuth-Wagner was probably an Ackerer (1927) / Landwirt in Beaufort (1929).
As mentioned above prof. Demuth was presumably born in 1884 and was still working as a sculptor in 1955, so this cannot be the same person. The solution is found in the death announcement of "Monsieur Henri Demuth (…) professeur hon. à l'Ecole d’Artisans de l'Etat", who died in 1961 in Muhlenbach. He married his first wife Elise Lentz on September 2nd, 1913 in Rollingergrund. Their marriage certificat says: "Heinrich Demuth, Holzbildhauer, ledig, alt neunundzwanzig Jahre, geboren zu Schoenfels, Gemeinde Mersch, den vierten Februar tausend acht hundert vier und achtzig wohnhaft zu Rollingergrund, grossjähriger Sohn der hier gegenwartigen, und in die Heirat ihres Sohnes einwilligenden Johann Baptist Demuth, pensionierter Lehrer". According to his birth certificate his official name was Henri Demuth.
The sculptor is this Henri Demuth (Schoenfels 1884 - Muhlenbach 1961), living in Rollingergrund. There are several mentions of him, p.e. "Heinr. Demuth, Holzbildhauer, Rollingergrund" (1924), "M. H. Demuth, sculpteur sur bois de Rollingergrund" (1926), "Hr. Heinrich Demuth, Bildhauer zu Rollingergrund" (1929) and "Steinhauer Henri Demuth aus Rollingergrund" (1955). In 1931 "Henri Demuth, chargé de cours à l'école d'artisans (...) a été nommé professeur au même établissement". That he is the same as sculptor Demuth-Lentz is confirmed by an earlier mention of him as "Hr. Demuth-Lentz, Professor der Staatshandwerkerschule" (1930).
If anyone wants to expand the Henri Demuth-article, there is more information about him and his work on Henri Demuth (nl.wiki). Regards, Ronn (Diskussioun) 12:50, 2. Okt. 2024 (UTC)