German sculptor and professor
Josef Henselmann (16 August 1898 in Sigmaringen – 19 January 1987) was a German sculptor and professor.
Henselmann was born in Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern. After studying at the Gymnasium he completed an apprenticeship to be a wood sculptor. After the First World War he was a student at the Munich Academy. He taught at the "Münchner Staatsschule für angewandte Kunst" (Munich School for applied arts) and from 1946 was a professor at the Munich Academy, where he served an extensive period of time as Academy President. Henselmann died in Munich.
He was married to the painter Marianne Henselmann, née Euler (born 1903 in Aschaffenburg; died 2002 in Munich), with whom he had two children.
Selection of works.
as well as numerous other works in the Bavarian and Upper Swabian region.