Wolfgang von Websky (1895 - 1992)

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Wolfgang von Websky

Wolfgang von Websky was a German painter. In order to understand Websky's work, one has to consider the political upheavals, ruptures and losses of Germany's recent past. Wolfgang von Websky grew up in a family of officers with large estates in Prussian Silesia. In 1945 he had lost everything except his family: property, homeland, artistic work, Prussia as a spiritual and political foundation, Breslau and Berlin as his artistic centers. After his release from captivity, he began an uncompromising “second life” as a freelance artist in Wangen im Allgäu at the age of 57. He let the economic rise of the Federal Republic of Germany, which was restlessly beginning around him, pass him by as well as the hectically changing fashions of the art business, which was essentially dominated by non-representational painting. The conscious adherence to shape, color and form, to a basic aesthetic attitude, was not only a conservative tradition for him, but also a commitment to and opposition to the world of abstract art, which seemed alien and soulless to him. The portrait gained particular importance in his work, whereby he dealt intensively with the people portrayed in each case.

Date and place of birt:29 september 1895, Berlin, Germany
Date and place of death:12 march 1992, Wangen im Allgäu, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Flower still life, Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life
Art style:Realism
Technique:Charcoal, Mixed media, Oil, Oil on canvas

Creators Germany

Afanasij Ivanovich Scheloumoff (1892 - 1983)
Afanasij Ivanovich Scheloumoff
1892 - 1983
Dagmar Riese (1953)
Dagmar Riese
1953
Alfred Knispel (1898 - 1945)
Alfred Knispel
1898 - 1945
Sophie von Adelung (1850 - 1927)
Sophie von Adelung
1850 - 1927
Carl Wilhelm Müller (1839 - 1904)
Carl Wilhelm Müller
1839 - 1904
Johann Friedrich Seupel (1780 - 1795)
Johann Friedrich Seupel
1780 - 1795
Axel Krause (1958)
Axel Krause
1958
Paul von Franken (1818 - 1884)
Paul von Franken
1818 - 1884
Max Todt (1847 - 1890)
Max Todt
1847 - 1890
Karl Wilhelm Gentz (1822 - 1890)
Karl Wilhelm Gentz
1822 - 1890
Karl Hölzl (1921 - 2001)
Karl Hölzl
1921 - 2001
Markus Matthias Krüger (1981)
Markus Matthias Krüger
1981
Peter Reddersen ()
Peter Reddersen
Arno Backhaus (1952)
Arno Backhaus
1952
Peter Rösel (1960)
Peter Rösel
1960
German Grobe (1857 - 1938)
German Grobe
1857 - 1938

Creators Realism

Arthur Uecker-Fensloff (1881 - 1934)
Arthur Uecker-Fensloff
1881 - 1934
Riccardo Pellegrini (1863 - 1934)
Riccardo Pellegrini
1863 - 1934
Jean Alexis Achard (1807 - 1884)
Jean Alexis Achard
1807 - 1884
Émile Zola (1840 - 1902)
Émile Zola
1840 - 1902
Alfred Jan Maksymilian von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849 - 1915)
Alfred Jan Maksymilian von Wierusz-Kowalski
1849 - 1915
Constantin Guys (1802 - 1892)
Constantin Guys
1802 - 1892
Karel Breydel (1678 - 1744)
Karel Breydel
1678 - 1744
Paul Buchholz (1868 - 1930)
Paul Buchholz
1868 - 1930
Michael Peter Ancher (1849 - 1927)
Michael Peter Ancher
1849 - 1927
Elizabeth Thompson (1846 - 1933)
Elizabeth Thompson
1846 - 1933
Charles Heath (1785 - 1848)
Charles Heath
1785 - 1848
Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894 - 1961)
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961
William Blamire Young (1862 - 1935)
William Blamire Young
1862 - 1935
Johann Peter Hasenclever (1810 - 1853)
Johann Peter Hasenclever
1810 - 1853
Szymon Buchbinder (1853 - 1922)
Szymon Buchbinder
1853 - 1922
Theodor Skovgaard (1913 - 1993)
Theodor Skovgaard
1913 - 1993
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