Bernhard Kretzschmar (1889 - 1972)

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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

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1873 - 1927
Christian Winck (1738 - 1797)
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1738 - 1797
Benno Noll (1958)
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1958
Anett Stuth (1965)
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1965
Norbert Wagenbrett (1954)
Norbert Wagenbrett
1954
Thomas Lenk (1933 - 2014)
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1933 - 2014
Lothar Quinte (1923 - 2000)
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1923 - 2000
Hans Haacke (1936)
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1936
Yuji Takeoka (1946)
Yuji Takeoka
1946
Hans Reichel (1892 - 1958)
Hans Reichel
1892 - 1958
Johann Adam Ackermann (1780 - 1853)
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1780 - 1853
Heinrich Friedrich Füger (1751 - 1818)
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1751 - 1818
Heiner Malkowsky (1920 - 1980)
Heiner Malkowsky
1920 - 1980
Thomas Duttenhoefer (1950)
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1950
Werner Schuch (1843 - 1918)
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1843 - 1918
Franz Hengsbach (1812 - 1883)
Franz Hengsbach
1812 - 1883

Creators Expressionism

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1937
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1935 - 2012
Siegbert Amler (1929 - 2019)
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1929 - 2019
Johan Hendrik van Mastenbroek (1875 - 1945)
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1875 - 1945
Arkadii Fedorovich Arkhiereev (1914 - 1982)
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1914 - 1982
Karel Appel (1921 - 2006)
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Howard Cook (1901 - 1980)
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1901 - 1980
Paul Thiem (1858 - 1922)
Paul Thiem
1858 - 1922
Stanislav Reikhan (1858 - 1919)
Stanislav Reikhan
1858 - 1919
LeRoy Neiman (1921 - 2012)
LeRoy Neiman
1921 - 2012
Leonardo Nierman (1932 - 2023)
Leonardo Nierman
1932 - 2023
Franz Erhard Walther (1939)
Franz Erhard Walther
1939
Willem Heytman (1950)
Willem Heytman
1950
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Robert Poetzelberger (1856 - 1930)
Robert Poetzelberger
1856 - 1930
James Guthrie (1859 - 1930)
James Guthrie
1859 - 1930
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