Walter Schott

Walter Schott in his studio (1899)

Walter Schott (18 September 1861, Ilsenburg - 2 September 1938, Berlin) was a German sculptor and art professor.

Life

His father Eduard was a well-known metallurgist who was the manager and inspector at the smelters of Count Heinrich zu Stolberg-Wernigerode. After completing his standard education, he studied in Hanover then, from 1880 to 1883, at the Prussian Academy of Arts under Fritz Schaper.[1] After 1885, he worked as a free-lance sculptor in Berlin, creating statues in the prevailing Neo-Baroque style. Over the years, he became almost totally dependent on the Kaiser's patronage and found little work to do after World War I, a fate which befell many creative artists too closely associated with the Imperial government.[1] In 1930, he wrote an autobiography, defending his position and assailing his critics.

He died in poverty. His remains were cremated and his ashes placed in an urn at his father's grave in Ilsenburg.

Selected major works

The original Nymphenbrunnen in Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
Berlin
Saalburg
Battlefield at Gravelotte in Alsace

References

  1. 1 2 GBBB (Historical Cemeteries in Berlin): Walter Schott, Brief Biography
  2. Geschichte des Königlich Preußischen Ersten Garde-Regiments zu Fuß, v. 1. January 1933; no author

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