# Clemens Buscher > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clemens_Buscher > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clemens_Buscher.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemens_Buscher > Source revision: 1265513538 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|German sculptor and wood carver (1855-1916)}} {{refimprove|date=August 2022}} [[File:SDidam-Buscher.jpg|thumb|200px|Clemens Buscher, by [Wilhelm Schneider-Didam](/source/Wilhelm_Schneider-Didam) (1897)]] thumb|225px|Kaiser Wilhelm I monument, Frankfurt am Main '''Clemens Buscher''' (19 June 1855, [Gamburg](/source/Werbach) - 8 December 1916, [Düsseldorf](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf)) was a German sculptor and [wood carver](/source/wood_carver). == Biography == He was born to Friedrich Buscher, a [stonemason](/source/stonemason), and his wife, Dorothea née Häfner. After completing elementary school, he worked in the family shop, which his eldest brother Karl (1844-1887) took over after their father's early death in 1866. He began a formal apprenticeship in 1872, with the sculptor {{ill|Michael Arnold (sculptor)|de|Michael Arnold (Bildhauer)|lt=Michael Arnold}}, in [Bad Kissingen](/source/Bad_Kissingen), and produced his first independent works in 1874. He then worked as an assistant in [Konstanz](/source/Konstanz). In 1876, together with his older brother, {{ill|Sebastian Buscher|de|lt=Sebastian}}, he enrolled at the [Academy of Fine Arts, Munich](/source/Academy_of_Fine_Arts%2C_Munich), where he studied sculpture with [Joseph Knabl](/source/Joseph_Knabl) and [Syrius Eberle](/source/Syrius_Eberle). A year later, he received a medal from King [Ludwig II](/source/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria) and a scholarship for two years in Italy. After returning to Munich, he lived with the architect, [Joseph Elsner](/source/Joseph_Elsner_(architect)), who helped support him and his younger brother, [Thomas Buscher](/source/Thomas_Buscher), who was also a sculptor. He became a teacher of modeling, carving and drawing at the [Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf](/source/Kunstgewerbeschule_D%C3%BCsseldorf) in 1883. He also joined several art associations, including [Malkasten](/source/Malkasten). Shortly after, he was named an [Ehrenbürger](/source/Ehrenb%C3%BCrger) (honorary citizen) in his hometown. In 1893, he married Theodora Budde (1866-1943); daughter of the painter {{ill|Bernhard Budde|de}}. They had a daughter the following year. He was promoted to Professor in 1898, for his monumental statue of Kaiser [Wilhelm I](/source/Wilhelm_I_of_Germany) in [Frankfurt am Main](/source/Frankfurt_am_Main).{{citation|surname1=Iris Brenner|editor-surname1= Werner Schäfke|periodical=Publikationen des Kölnischen Stadtmuseums|title=Kölner Denkmäler 1871–1918. Aspekte bürgerlicher Kultur zwischen Kunst und Politik|volume=5|publication-place=Köln|at=p. 308|isbn=3-927396-92-3|date=2003|language=German}} In 1902, he was forced to resign for health reasons, but continued to sculpt until his death. Due to his preference for bronze, and the fact that he had been largely forgotten, several of his works, including the statue of Wilhelm I, were melted down for war materiel during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). In 2013, the family home in Gamburg was turned into a museum, honoring him and his brother Thomas. ==References== {{reflist}} == Further reading == * Heinz Bischof: ''Chronik der Buscher-Brüder. Ein vergessenes deutsches Künstler-Schicksal.'' Tauberbischofsheim 1988, {{ISBN|3-924780-13-7}} * M. Seidel: "Buscher, Clemens". In: ''[Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon](/source/Allgemeines_K%C3%BCnstlerlexikon)''. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (AKL). Vol.15, Saur, 1996, {{ISBN|3-598-22755-8}}, pg.314 == External links == {{Commonscat|Clemens Buscher}} * [http://gamburg.de/natur-kultur/buscher-museum/ Gamburger Buscher-Museum] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Buscher, Clemens}} Category:1855 births Category:1916 deaths Category:German sculptors Category:Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni Category:People from Main-Tauber-Kreis --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Clemens Buscher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemens_Buscher) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemens_Buscher?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.