Alfred Marzolff

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Alfred Marzolff
Portrait of Alfred Marzolff by Émile Schneider
Born	Frédéric Alfred Marzolff (1867-03-04)4 March 1867 Strasbourg, France
Died	4 May 1936(1936-05-04) (aged 69) Rountzenheim, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Sculptor

L'Archer (1893)

Frédéric Alfred Marzolff (1867-1936) was a French sculptor and medallist, known especially for his monumental figures.

Biography[]

His father was a master cooper. He completed an apprenticeship with the sculptor and designer,  [fr], who was engaged in restoring some of the monuments that had been destroyed or damaged during the Franco-Prussian War. Following that, he became a student at the  [fr].

He continued his studies in Munich with Wilhelm von Rümann. While there, he also began a lifelong professional friendship with Adolf von Hildebrand. Upon returning to Strasbourg, the École supérieur, his alma mater, hired him as a modelling teacher. He also became a member of the artists' association, the  [fr]. In addition to teaching and sculpting, he made contributions to the  [fr].

In 1891, he began exhibiting locally. In 1893, he received a first prize at the Salon for his bronze sculpture, "L'Archer".

Thanks to financial support from  [de], he was able to move to Florence in 1901. He would remain there for ten years; operating three workshops and producing monumental sculptures, as well as bronze busts and medallions. Returning to Strasbourg in 1911, he worked there until the outbreak of World War I, when he relocated to Rountzenheim.

After the war, his studio was flooded with orders for war memorials. In 1931, he was decorated with the Ordre des Palmes académiques.

Many of his works may still be seen around his native city; some were, however, destroyed during the German occupation of France during World War II. Among his surviving works are the bust of Viktor Nessler in the  [fr] in Strasbourg and the statues of Daniel Specklin and Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck on the façade of the Petites-Boucheries, behind the Aubette.

Sources[]

• "Alfred Marzolff (1867-1936), sculpteur et médailleur" (Les Amis de la Léonardsau et du Cercle de Saint-Léonard)

Further reading[]

• Audrey Dufournet, Alfred Marzolff (1867-1936) : un sculpteur alsacien de l'Art Nouveau, Christine Peltre (Ed.) Université de Strasbourg, 1997
• François Joseph Fuchs, "Frédéric Alfred Marzolff", In: Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne, Fédération des sociétés d'histoire et d'archéologie d'Alsace, Strasbourg, vol. 26, p.2546.
• Pierre Perny, A. Marzolff, le sculpteur de Rountzenheim (1867-1936), sa vie, son œuvre, Société d'histoire et d'archéologie du Ried Nord, 1986, pps.13-41

External links[]

Media related to Alfred Marzolff at Wikimedia Commons

• Alfred Marzolff @ Art Nouveau Artist Menu