Hermann Ober (1920 - 1997)
1920-07-10Freilassing, Germany1997-08-12Freilassing, GermanyGermany
Hermann Ober
Hermann Ober was a German abstractionist painter and graphic designer.
During World War II he produced many landscape sketches and watercolors of battlefields, then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
Besides painting in the abstract style, Hermann Ober experimented for many years with materials and forms and developed his own relief printing technique. In 1951 he was one of the founders of the Salzburg Group.
Date and place of birt: | 10 july 1920, Freilassing, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 12 august 1997, Freilassing, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Designer, Draftsman, Graphic artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Munich School |
Genre: | History painting, Military art, Landscape painting |
Art style: | Abstract art, Post War Art, Contemporary art |