Gernot Rumpf

Gernot Rumpf (17 April 1941 – 20 January 2025) was a German sculptor known for his fountains and other bronze sculptures, with the Palatinate and biblical motifs.

A part of his work came under the artistic collaboration of his wife Barbara Rumpf.

Born in Kaiserlautern, Rumpf studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich from 1964 until 1970 under the guidance of Josef Henselmann and Hans Ladner.

1967 to 1969 there was a further development supported by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation).

In 1973 Rumpf received a teaching assignment from the Kaiserslautern University of Technology, that was converted in 1979 to a professorship.