Franz Zureich

'''Franz Zureich''' (1904–1992) was a German painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and caricaturist.<ref name=one/><ref name=four/>

Influenced by Albert Haueisen, Zureich was best known for his city representations, decorative motives, industrial etchings, illustrations, and satirical designs.

==Life and career== Zureich was born in Karlsruhe. From 1922 to 1926, he studied painting and graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe with professors Hermann Gohler, Wilhelm Schnarrenberger, August Froh, Friedrich Fehr, and Walter Conz. From 1934 to 1937, he was a master pupil of graphics with Professor Hermann Kupferschmid.<ref name=one/><ref name=three/><ref name=five/><ref name=seven/>

Zureich's honor awards include the 1932 state prizes: ''Preis im Saar-Wettbewerb'' (Saar Competition prize) and the ''Preis Ausschmuckung der Stadt Karksruhe'' (Decoration of Karlsruhe prize). Zureich's talent for searching character study is patent from the pencil drawings ''Zwei Damen'' und ''Balkon''.<ref name=one/><ref name=four/><ref name=three/><ref name=five/><ref name=seven/><ref name=six/><ref name=eight/>

From 1939 to 1945, he served in Lapland as a war picture correspondent. After the war, he became a freelance artist working in Karlsruhe from 1946 to 1949, which was predominantly pencil drawings and watercolors of city scenes, traditional costumes, greeting cards, and large-scale etchings for the steel industry. This included blast furnaces, bridge construction, shipbuilding, and refineries.<ref name=one/><ref name=five/><ref name=eight/><ref name=two/><ref name=nine/>

Franz Zureich worked as a freelance employee of the Krupp and Demag companies from 1949 to 1981. His artwork ''Krupp: 15000 t-Presse'' was published in the ''Leipziger Illustrierte Zeitung'' (Leipziger Illustrated Newspaper), one of Germany's most prestigious weekly news magazines.<ref name=one/><ref name=four/><ref name=five/><ref name=eight/><ref name=ten/>

His artwork ''Demag: Giesspfannen beim fullen der kokillen'' (Demag: foundry ladles during fill the mold) was exhibited at the House of German Art in Munich.<ref name=nine/><ref name=eleven/>

He also made large-scale etchings of all work in the building of hydro-electric power plants at Waldshut and Bad Sackingen, built for Schluchseewerk AG, operators of the largest hydro-electric power plant complexes in Germany.<ref name=one/><ref name=thirteen/>

Zureich made etchings of the movable weirs and dikes around the level reach of the Iffezheim Rhine River Dam hydro-electric power station, put into operation in 1978. Iffezheim is one of the largest hydropower stations in Europe.<ref name=one/><ref name=fourteen/>

He had a workshop in Baden-Baden, where he continued to produce art until he died in Baden-Baden in 1992.<ref name=one/><ref name=four/>

== References == {{Reflist| refs= <ref name=one>{{cite web|url=http://www.page-it.de/zureich/zureich.html|title=Franz ZurEich - Maler und Graphiker|website=Page-it.de|accessdate=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210162833/http://www.page-it.de/zureich/zureich.html |archive-date=10 February 2005 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> <ref name=two>{{cite web|url=http://www.page-it.de/zureich/bildtabelle.html |title=Franz ZurEich|publisher=Page-it.de |date= |accessdate=2010-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210233041/http://www.page-it.de/zureich/bildtabelle.html|archive-date=10 February 2005 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> <ref name=three>Bibliotek der Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe : Mulfarth, Leo: Kleines Lexicon Karlsruhe Maler, page 200, published by Badenia Verlag und Druckerei GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany ; {{ISBN|3-7617-0250-7}} “Zureich, Franz Geb.20.3.1904 in Karlsruhe Studium: Akademie Karlsruhe um 1925, beeinflusst von A. Haueisen und zuletzt Meisterschueler von W. Conz und H. Kupferschmid; hauptsachlich Radierungen mit Themen von Arbeitsvorgangen wie: Hochofen, Brueckenbau, Schiffsbau, Industrieanlagen: auch Illustrator u. Karikaturist; lebte in Baden-Baden.”</ref> <ref name=four>{{cite web|author=Regine Stein|display-authors=etal|title=Das CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model: Eine Hilfe fur den Datenaustausch ?, Berlin 2005, Mitteilungen und Berichte Nr. 31 aus dem Institut fur Museumskunde (SMB) Staatliche Museen zu Berlin|page=30|url=http://www.museumsbund.de/fileadmin/fg_doku/publikationen/CIDOC_CRM-Datenaustausch.pdf|website=Museumbund.de|accessdate=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190153/http://www.museumsbund.de/fileadmin/fg_doku/publikationen/CIDOC_CRM-Datenaustausch.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name=five>{{cite web|url=http://www.eart.de/eigen/displayArtist.cfm?ArtistID=10629|title=eART.de Franz Zureich|website=Eart.de|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> <ref name=six>{{cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artist/425868038/franz-zureich.html |title=Franz Zureich on artnet |publisher=Artnet.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-27}}</ref> <ref name=seven>{{cite web|url=http://www.kettererkunst.com/details-e.php?obnr=100801913&anummer=342|title=Ketterer Kunst, Art auctions, Book auctions Munich, Hamburg & Berlin|website=Kettererkunst.com|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> <ref name=eight>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zeller.de/en/katalog/auction-100-april-09/search-in-the-catalogue-no-100-april-09/# |title=Search in the catalogue no. 100 April 09 |access-date=2010-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924173752/http://www.zeller.de/en/katalog/auction-100-april-09/search-in-the-catalogue-no-100-april-09/# |archive-date=2010-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name=nine>{{cite web|url=http://www.kiefer.de/auktion_artikel.aspx?Suche=DO&lng=us&Auktion=62|title=• Rare Books KIEFER: Rare Books Peter Kiefer - Book and Art Auctions|website=Kiefer.de|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> <ref name=ten>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/krupp |title=Krupp: Biography from |publisher=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-27}}</ref> <ref name=eleven>{{cite web|url=http://www.sms-demag.com|title=SMS group - Efficient solutions for plants, machinery and services|website=Sms-demag.com|accessdate=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706142751/http://www.sms-demag.com/|archive-date=6 July 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name=thirteen>{{cite web |url=http://www.schluchseewerk.de/standorte/schluchseegruppe/kraftwerk-waldshut/ |title=Schluchseewerk AG: Kraftwerk Waldshut |website=Schluchseewerk.de |accessdate=2010-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109115820/http://www.schluchseewerk.de/standorte/schluchseegruppe/kraftwerk-waldshut/# |archive-date=2010-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name=fourteen>{{cite web |author=Gemeinde Iffezheim |url=http://www.iffezheim.de/servlet/PB/menu/1305579_I1/index.html |title=Iffezheim: Staustufe / Kraftwerk |website=Iffezheim.de |accessdate=2010-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719043452/http://www.iffezheim.de/servlet/PB/menu/1305579_I1/index.html# |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}

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