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Hermann Scherer
Hermann Scherer: Life and Legacy Early Life and Training Hermann Scherer was born in Rümpingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in 1893. He began his artistic journey not with a brush, but with stone. After leaving school in 1907, he undertook an apprenticeship as a stonemason at the Schwab workshop in Lörrach. This foundational training would profoundly influence his later sculptural work and understanding of form. Sculptural Beginnings
& Artistic Development From 1910 to 1919, Scherer honed his skills working with a series of Basel sculptors – Carl Gutknecht, Otto Roos, and Carl Burckhardt. Working as a laborer and later an assistant for Roos allowed him to establish a small workshop of his own. This period was crucial in developing his technical abilities and artistic vision. In 1919, Scherer underwent a significant shift, rejecting much of his earlier work and embr…
