Bernhard Heisig (1925 - 2011)

Bernhard Heisig (1925 - 2011) - photo 1

Bernhard Heisig

Bernhard Heisig was a German painter of the postwar Leipzig school and one of the greatest artists of the GDR.

From 1942 to 1945 he participated in World War II as a volunteer in the 12th SS Armored Division "Hitler Youth", was seriously wounded, was in a Soviet prison camp and was released in Breslau as an invalid.

All these difficult events were reflected in Heisig's work. His unrelenting preoccupation with war made his work as manic as it was monolithic. Anger was what kept him working.

Date and place of birt:31 march 1925, Wrocław, Poland
Date and place of death:10 january 2011, Brandenburg, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:Leipzig School
Genre:Genre art, Military art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Post War Art, Contemporary art

Creators Germany

Leonid Lamm (1878 - 1926)
Leonid Lamm
1878 - 1926
Martin Schöneich (1955)
Martin Schöneich
1955
Sabine Lang (1972)
Sabine Lang
1972
Roland Heyder (1956)
Roland Heyder
1956
Hermann Reimer (1959)
Hermann Reimer
1959
Georg Friedrich Zundel (1875 - 1948)
Georg Friedrich Zundel
1875 - 1948
Otto Dill (1884 - 1957)
Otto Dill
1884 - 1957
Karl Müller (1818 - 1893)
Karl Müller
1818 - 1893
Fred Rolf (1940)
Fred Rolf
1940
Hermann Ottomar Herzog (1832 - 1932)
Hermann Ottomar Herzog
1832 - 1932
Ulrich Rückriem (1938)
Ulrich Rückriem
1938
Christian Richter (1587 - 1667)
Christian Richter
1587 - 1667
Julius Adam I (1821 - 1874)
Julius Adam I
1821 - 1874
Auguste Ludwig (1834 - 1909)
Auguste Ludwig
1834 - 1909
Karl-Otto Jung (1938)
Karl-Otto Jung
1938
Kurt Schwitters (1887 - 1948)
Kurt Schwitters
1887 - 1948

Creators Contemporary art

Zoe Longfield (1924 - 2013)
Zoe Longfield
1924 - 2013
Edward Dwurnik (1943 - 2018)
Edward Dwurnik
1943 - 2018
Jean René (1983)
Jean René
1983
Lucio Del Pezzo (1933 - 2020)
Lucio Del Pezzo
1933 - 2020
Feng Lu (1979)
Feng Lu
1979
Uwe Kowski (1963)
Uwe Kowski
1963
Alexander Mikhailovich Kishchenko (1933 - 1997)
Alexander Mikhailovich Kishchenko
1933 - 1997
Daniel Nagel (1951)
Daniel Nagel
1951
Jan Fisar (1933 - 2010)
Jan Fisar
1933 - 2010
Ho Baron (1941)
Ho Baron
1941
Josef Dobrowsky (1889 - 1964)
Josef Dobrowsky
1889 - 1964
Walter Schleppegrell (1891 - 1978)
Walter Schleppegrell
1891 - 1978
Malick Sidibié (1936 - 2016)
Malick Sidibié
1936 - 2016
Kurt Sigrist (1943)
Kurt Sigrist
1943
Nanna Ditzel (1923 - 2005)
Nanna Ditzel
1923 - 2005
Francois Brochet (1925 - 2001)
Francois Brochet
1925 - 2001
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