Bernhard Kretzschmar (1889 - 1972)

Bernhard Kretzschmar (1889 - 1972) - photo 1

Bernhard Kretzschmar

Bernhard Kretzschmar was a German painter and graphic artist.

Kretzschmar studied at the Dresden Academy, in 1920 destroyed most of his work and began his career anew. In 1932 he co-founded the Dresden Secession, but later the Social Democrats banned him as a degenerate artist, and his paintings were removed from museums and galleries. Kretzschmar hated the Nazis and had to flee the country.

Like many artists of his generation, he dabbled in Expressionism, then switched to Verismo. He skillfully tried his hand at both Futurism and Impressionism. He painted on the themes of social poverty, as well as comically depicting the bourgeois way of life. In 1945, most of his works were destroyed in an air raid.

After World War II, social motifs receded into the background and Kretzschmar focused more on landscapes, more often in the suburban areas of Dresden. He also painted several self-portraits with somber, skeptical and ironic facial expressions during his lifetime, which provide a vivid characterization of the artist.

From 1946, Bernhard Kretzschmar worked as a professor at the University of Fine Arts in Dresden. In 1959 he received the National Prize of the GDR, and since 1969 he has been a corresponding member of the German Academy of Arts in East Berlin.

Date and place of birt:29 december 1889, Döbeln, Germany
Date and place of death:16 december 1972, Dresden, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Painter
Genre:Landscape painting, Portrait, Self-portrait, Still life
Art style:Expressionism, Impressionism, Post War Art, Futurism, Verism

Creators Germany

Simon Dittrich (1940)
Simon Dittrich
1940
Johann Georg de Hamilton (1672 - 1737)
Johann Georg de Hamilton
1672 - 1737
Edgar Hofschen (1941 - 2016)
Edgar Hofschen
1941 - 2016
 XOOOOX (1979)
XOOOOX
1979
Josef Madlener (1881 - 1967)
Josef Madlener
1881 - 1967
Oskar Manigk (1934)
Oskar Manigk
1934
Wilhelm Gottfried Bauer (1779 - 1853)
Wilhelm Gottfried Bauer
1779 - 1853
Wolfgang Hugo Rheinhold (1853 - 1900)
Wolfgang Hugo Rheinhold
1853 - 1900
Andreas Feininger (1906 - 1999)
Andreas Feininger
1906 - 1999
Wilhelm von Lindenschmith II (1829 - 1895)
Wilhelm von Lindenschmith II
1829 - 1895
Christian Georg Schüz (1718 - 1791)
Christian Georg Schüz
1718 - 1791
Joseph Emanuel Weiser (1847 - 1911)
Joseph Emanuel Weiser
1847 - 1911
Karl Emil Mücke (1847 - 1923)
Karl Emil Mücke
1847 - 1923
 Hans Springinklee (1495 - 1540)
Hans Springinklee
1495 - 1540
Willy Maywald (1907 - 1985)
Willy Maywald
1907 - 1985
Anton Woensam (1499 - 1541)
Anton Woensam
1499 - 1541

Creators Expressionism

 Cassandre (1901 - 1968)
Cassandre
1901 - 1968
Richard Stankiewicz (1922 - 1983)
Richard Stankiewicz
1922 - 1983
Adolf Gremlich (1915 - 1971)
Adolf Gremlich
1915 - 1971
Otto von Faber du Faur (1828 - 1901)
Otto von Faber du Faur
1828 - 1901
Rosina Wachtmeister (1939)
Rosina Wachtmeister
1939
Gray Johnson Malvin (1896 - 1934)
Gray Johnson Malvin
1896 - 1934
William A. Hall (1943)
William A. Hall
1943
Aldo Galli (1906 - 1981)
Aldo Galli
1906 - 1981
Hélène de Beauvoir (1910 - 2001)
Hélène de Beauvoir
1910 - 2001
Heinrich Wildemann (1904 - 1964)
Heinrich Wildemann
1904 - 1964
Helene von Pausinger (1839 - 1915)
Helene von Pausinger
1839 - 1915
Giacomo Balla (1871 - 1958)
Giacomo Balla
1871 - 1958
Alfred Casile (1848 - 1909)
Alfred Casile
1848 - 1909
André Thomkins (1930 - 1985)
André Thomkins
1930 - 1985
James Tissot (1836 - 1902)
James Tissot
1836 - 1902
Max Beckmann (1884 - 1950)
Max Beckmann
1884 - 1950
× Create a Search Subscription