Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976)
Expressionist and Brücke MemberBack to the german page.
You will find some more interesting information in Britannica Online (Limited Search):
Biographie:
1.12.1884 born in Rottluff near Chemnitz1897-1905 High School in Chemnitz (friendship with Erich Heckel starting from 1902)
1905 Abitur in Chemnitz and beginning of the study of architecture at the Technical University in Dresden. Acquaintance with Fritz Bleyl and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.
On 7 June establishment of the artist community " the bridge (Die Brücke)" with Kirchner and Heckel
1911 Removal to Berlin
1913 Dissolution of the bridge
1915-18 War service in Russia and Litauen
1918 Member of the "Arbeitsrat für Kunst" in Berlin. In the following years numerous exhibitions and journeys.
1931 Member of the Prussian academy of the arts in Berlin
1933 Exclusion from the Prussian academy of the arts
1937 Diffamierung as " entarteter artist " and seizing its oeuvres in German museums.
1941 Exclusion from the "Reichskammer der bildenden Künste" and absolute paint prohibition.
1943 Destruction of the studio in Berlin by bombs and removal to Rottluff near Chemnitz
1946 Honorary citizen of Chemnitz
1947 Appointment as professor of the art university in Berlin
1956 Medal Pour le merite
1964 Foundation of the "Brücke"-Museum in Berlin
1970 Honorary citizen of Berlin
10.8.1976 Karl Schmidt-Rottluff dies in Berlin
Some Literature about Karl Schmidt-Rottluff from amazon.com:
- Die Brücke, Hirmer Verlag, München, 1995
- Möller, Magdalena M.:Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Tuschpinselzeichnungen, Hirmer Verlag, München, 1995
- Schmidt-Rottluff, Karl: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Der Maler, Hatje Verlag. 1992
- Schmidt-Rottluff, Karl: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Retrospektive, Prestel Verlag, Müchen, 1989
- Schmidt-Rottluff, Karkl. KARL SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF, MUSEE MATISSE, NICE. Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1995.
- Wietek, Gerhard: Schmidt-Rottluff. Oldenburger Jahre 1907-1912, v. Zabern Verlag, 1995
Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Aquarelle und Druckgraphik von Ernst Ludwig- Kirchner, Karl Schmidt- Rottluff, Erich Heckel, Max Pechstein, Emil Nolde und Otto Mueller
Katalogbuch zur Ausstellung
Anläßlich der gleichnamigen Ausstellung in der Städtischen Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (10.10.-6.12.92), in den Städtischen Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz (10.1.-27.3.93) und im Brücke-Museum Berlin (15.4.-18.7.93).
Zahlreiche Beiträge
Links:
- Pictures Search for Karl Schmidt-Rottluff at Google
- Brücke Museum Berlin
- Expressionismus im Web Museum
- MuSeenLandschaft Expressionismus
This page has no commercial use at all, it just represents my private adoration for the great artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
