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

Johann Heinrich Hintze (1800 - 1861)
Johann Heinrich Hintze
1800 - 1861
Fritz Bleyl (1880 - 1966)
Fritz Bleyl
1880 - 1966
Henry Dieckmann (1933 - 2018)
Henry Dieckmann
1933 - 2018
Heino Naujoks (1937)
Heino Naujoks
1937
Christian Richter (1587 - 1667)
Christian Richter
1587 - 1667
Alessandro Molinari (1772 - 1831)
Alessandro Molinari
1772 - 1831
Johann Jungblut (1860 - 1912)
Johann Jungblut
1860 - 1912
Karl Stuhlmüller (1859 - 1930)
Karl Stuhlmüller
1859 - 1930
Gottlieb Friedrich Abel (1763 - 1822)
Gottlieb Friedrich Abel
1763 - 1822
Richard Duschek (1884 - 1959)
Richard Duschek
1884 - 1959
Remigius Netzer (1916 - 1985)
Remigius Netzer
1916 - 1985
Anton Hiller (1893 - 1985)
Anton Hiller
1893 - 1985
Hans Sebald Beham (1500 - 1550)
Hans Sebald Beham
1500 - 1550
Reinhold Köhler (1919 - 1970)
Reinhold Köhler
1919 - 1970
Hans Völcker (1865 - 1944)
Hans Völcker
1865 - 1944
Johannes Robert Becher (1891 - 1958)
Johannes Robert Becher
1891 - 1958

Creators Contemporary art

Nan Goldin (1963)
Nan Goldin
1963
Carl Johan Eldh (1873 - 1954)
Carl Johan Eldh
1873 - 1954
Franco Batacchi (1944 - 2011)
Franco Batacchi
1944 - 2011
Gabriele Daube (1901 - 1988)
Gabriele Daube
1901 - 1988
Robert Irwin (1928 - 2023)
Robert Irwin
1928 - 2023
Marguerite Duras (1914 - 1996)
Marguerite Duras
1914 - 1996
Thomas Müller (1959)
Thomas Müller
1959
Kenneth Noland (1924 - 2010)
Kenneth Noland
1924 - 2010
Aleksandr Davidovich Brener (1957)
Aleksandr Davidovich Brener
1957
Eduard Anatolievich Budogosky (1903 - 1976)
Eduard Anatolievich Budogosky
1903 - 1976
Stevan Knežević (1940 - 1995)
Stevan Knežević
1940 - 1995
Håkon Stenstadvold (1912 - 1977)
Håkon Stenstadvold
1912 - 1977
Isa Dahl (1965)
Isa Dahl
1965
Anna Castelli Ferrieri (1918 - 2006)
Anna Castelli Ferrieri
1918 - 2006
Carola Wagenplast (1975)
Carola Wagenplast
1975
John Bock (1965)
John Bock
1965
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