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

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Wilhelm Maly (1894 - 1943)
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1894 - 1943
Fritz Harnest (1905 - 1999)
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1905 - 1999
Alexander Maximilian Seitz (1811 - 1888)
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1811 - 1888
Oska Gutheil (1980)
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1980
Bernhard Schneider (1843 - 1907)
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1843 - 1907
Josef Friedrich Limmer (1892 - 1967)
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1892 - 1967
Erasmus Schröter (1956 - 2021)
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1956 - 2021
Desiderius Lenz (1832 - 1928)
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1832 - 1928
Joseph Emanuel Weiser (1847 - 1911)
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1847 - 1911
Benjamin Vautier (1829 - 1898)
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1829 - 1898
Adolf von Menzel (1815 - 1905)
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1815 - 1905
Willi Sitte (1921 - 2013)
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1921 - 2013
Franz Doll (1899 - 1982)
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1899 - 1982
Johann Carl Schleich I (1759 - 1842)
Johann Carl Schleich I
1759 - 1842
Franz Klemmer (1879 - 1964)
Franz Klemmer
1879 - 1964

Creators Expressionism

Julius Bretz (1870 - 1953)
Julius Bretz
1870 - 1953
Kseniya Leonidovna Boguslavskaya (1892 - 1972)
Kseniya Leonidovna Boguslavskaya
1892 - 1972
Abraham Mintchine (1898 - 1931)
Abraham Mintchine
1898 - 1931
Irina Nikolaevna Nikonova (1910 - 1997)
Irina Nikolaevna Nikonova
1910 - 1997
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890 - 1978)
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
1890 - 1978
Félix Bracquemond (1833 - 1914)
Félix Bracquemond
1833 - 1914
Paja Jovanović (1859 - 1957)
Paja Jovanović
1859 - 1957
Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva (1871 - 1955)
Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva
1871 - 1955
Gaston Orellana (1933)
Gaston Orellana
1933
Luigi Lucioni (1900 - 1988)
Luigi Lucioni
1900 - 1988
Fernando Botero (1932 - 2023)
Fernando Botero
1932 - 2023
Aristide Maillol (1861 - 1944)
Aristide Maillol
1861 - 1944
Jean-Paul Sinibaldi (1857 - 1909)
Jean-Paul Sinibaldi
1857 - 1909
Imi Knoebel (1940)
Imi Knoebel
1940
Lydia Fyodorovna Mandel (1900 - 1978)
Lydia Fyodorovna Mandel
1900 - 1978
Gustave Mascart (1834 - 1914)
Gustave Mascart
1834 - 1914