Walter Helbig (1878 - 1968) - photo 1

Walter Helbig

Walter Helbig is a German and Swiss painter, graphic designer and woodcarver. He works in Dresden on church paintings. Helbig participated in the founding and first exhibition of the "Neue Secession" in Berlin in 1910. Helbig took part in the first Modern Bund exhibition in 1911 in Lucerne and in the second, larger one, at the Kunsthaus in Zurich. In 1914, some painters from the vanished “Modern Bund”, including Helbig, took part in the first Dada exhibition at the Galerie Coray in Zurich. Helbig is also represented in the third Dada exhibition and contributes to the magazine Der Zeltweg 8 but does not participate in the activities of the Dadaists. In 1919, he was one of the signatories of the “manifesto of radical artists” 9 in Zurich, and joined the “November group” in Berlin. Helbig lived in Zurich from 1916 to 1924 and in 1916 became a member of the GSMBA (Society of Swiss Painters, Sculptors and Architects), in which he regularly participated. Since the First World War, his artistic work has turned to religious and mythical subjects. In 1924 Helbig, like many other artists, moved to Ascona due to the low cost of living and founded the movement Der Große Bär. During this time, Helbig painted landscapes, still lifes and portraits. Walter Helbig had his first major solo exhibition in Zurich in 1948 and became a member of the Association of German Artists in 1952. After the Second World War, he also followed the artistic currents of the time, abstract expressionism and experimented with informal art in the 1960s.

Date and place of birt:9 april 1878, Falkenstein, Germany
Date and place of death:26 march 1968, Ascona, Switzerland
Nationality:Germany, Switzerland
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Draftsman, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist, Wood carver
Art school / group:New Secession, November Group
Genre:Mountain landscape, Nude art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Religious genre, Rural landscape, Still life
Art style:Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Informalism
Technique:Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel, Watercolor, Wood carving

Creators Germany

Wilhelm Gallhof (1878 - 1918)
Wilhelm Gallhof
1878 - 1918
Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708 - 1770)
Georg Dionysius Ehret
1708 - 1770
Paul Kuhfuss (1883 - 1960)
Paul Kuhfuss
1883 - 1960
Joachim von Sandrart (1606 - 1688)
Joachim von Sandrart
1606 - 1688
Elsbeth Arlt (1948 - 2015)
Elsbeth Arlt
1948 - 2015
Sabine Moritz (1969)
Sabine Moritz
1969
Michael Bach (1953)
Michael Bach
1953
Rudolf Friedrich Henneberg (1826 - 1876)
Rudolf Friedrich Henneberg
1826 - 1876
Carl Martin Ebersberg (1818 - 1880)
Carl Martin Ebersberg
1818 - 1880
Carl Wilhelm Nicolaus Becker (1817 - ?)
Carl Wilhelm Nicolaus Becker
1817 - ?
Uwe Herbst (1952)
Uwe Herbst
1952
Christian Friedrich Tieck (1776 - 1851)
Christian Friedrich Tieck
1776 - 1851
Hardin Plischki (1937)
Hardin Plischki
1937
Hans Joachim Pietrula (1938)
Hans Joachim Pietrula
1938
Henry Ritter (1816 - 1853)
Henry Ritter
1816 - 1853
Irmelin Sansen (1947)
Irmelin Sansen
1947

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Maximilian Florian (1901 - 1982)
Maximilian Florian
1901 - 1982
Alberto Sughi (1928 - 2012)
Alberto Sughi
1928 - 2012
Ulf Petermann (1950)
Ulf Petermann
1950
Andrey Gennad'evich Pozdeev (1926 - 1998)
Andrey Gennad'evich Pozdeev
1926 - 1998
Chuang Che (1934)
Chuang Che
1934
Ernst Wilhelm Nay (1902 - 1968)
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
1902 - 1968
Don Suggs (1945 - 2019)
Don Suggs
1945 - 2019
Edi Rama (1964)
Edi Rama
1964
K. R. H. Sonderborg (1923 - 2008)
K. R. H. Sonderborg
1923 - 2008
Per Kirkeby (1938 - 2018)
Per Kirkeby
1938 - 2018
Fernando Zobel (1924 - 1984)
Fernando Zobel
1924 - 1984
Toshimitsu Imai (1928 - 2002)
Toshimitsu Imai
1928 - 2002
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova (1884 - 1967)
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova
1884 - 1967
Robert le Berger (1905 - 1972)
Robert le Berger
1905 - 1972
Robert Rauschenberg (1925 - 2008)
Robert Rauschenberg
1925 - 2008
Max Sulzbachner (1904 - 1985)
Max Sulzbachner
1904 - 1985
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