Carl Emil Uphoff (1885 - 1971)
1885-03-17Witten, Germany1971-08-21Worpswede, GermanyGermany
Carl Emil Uphoff
Carl Emil Uphoff (German: Carl Emil Uphoff) was a German painter and writer who worked in the artists' colony of Worpswede. He first studied at the Folkwang-Kreis under Christian Rolfs and then on study trips to Belgium, Holland and France. In Paris he was promoted by Henri Matisse.
Karl Emil Uphoff was a member of the NSDAP and the Nazi community Kraft durch Freude.
Date and place of birt: | 17 march 1885, Witten, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 21 august 1971, Worpswede, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Writer |
Art school / group: | Worpswede Artist Colony |
Genre: | Cityscape, Flower still life, Landscape painting, Portrait, Rural landscape, Still life |
Art style: | Expressionism, Modern art, Post-Impressionism, Post War Art, German Expressionism |