Mehmet Mahir Tomruk (1885–1949) was a
Turkish sculptor who is one of lead figures in pre-Republic sculpture.
He is one of the sculptors to be educated in the
Sanayi-i Nefise in the time before the foundation of the
Turkish Republic
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[
] where ha later taught many famous sculptors. His busts are considered powerful works in the scope of fine art and his style is reminiscent of the effects of German Neo-classicism.
In 1916, he graduated from the
Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi where he was the student of
İhsan Özsoy.
He worked in the
Munich Fine Arts Academy in the atelier of Prof. Kurtz and Prof. Belecker. He stayed in (Germany) for 10 years until he returned home in 1924, and was appointed to a teaching position at the Sanayi-i Nefise.
From 1933 to 1948 he taught in his atelier.
In 1937,
Nijat Sirel was one of Tomruks students at the
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
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.
Together with Sirel, Tomruk had created the
Bursa Atatürk Monument in 1931.
He taught many well known sculptors including
Ali Hadi Bara and
Zühtü Müridoğlu.
References
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1885 births
Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul alumni
Turkish male sculptors
Academic staff of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
1949 deaths