William Ernst Hermann Wauerartist • sculptorOberwiesenthal (Duitsland) 1866-1962 Berlijn

William Wauer was a versatile person: filmmaker, theater director, art critic, publisher, illustrator and sculptor. He studied at academies in Dresden, Berlin and Munich, and subsequently lived in San Francisco, New York, Vienna, Rome, Leipzig, Dresden and Berlin, among others. In 1912 he exhibited his work in the famous Sturmgalerie of Herwarth Walden in Berlin, which introduced many expressionists. Wauer became director of Der Sturm and in 1924 chairman of the Internationale Vereinigung der Expressionisten, Cubisten, Futuristen und Konstruktivisten, as well as Die Abstrakten. He gave many radio lectures on art and was the publisher of numerous art books. As a visual artist, Wauer was mainly known as a portraitist. The bust of Walden is an icon of expressionist sculpture. Wauer's sculptures are characterized by moving lines and an expressive design.