Alfred Wais (1905 - 1988)
1905-08-02Birkach, Germany1988-02-29Stuttgart, Germany
Alfred Wais
Alfred Wais was a painter, graphic artist and member of the Stuttgart New Secession. After training as a teacher in Kirchheim/Teck and Backnang, he began studying sculpture with Ulfert Janssen at the Technical University of Stuttgart. From 1927 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. During his studies he made contact with the members of the Stuttgart New Secession, whose exhibitions he took part in for the first time in 1932. In 1952 he initiated the Free Group of Swabian Painters and Sculptors as a successor organization to the New Secession. In 1980 he was appointed professor.
Date and place of birt: | 2 august 1905, Birkach, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 29 february 1988, Stuttgart, Germany |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Flower still life, Genre art, Landscape painting, Rural landscape, Still life |
Art style: | Expressionism |