Fritz Bleyl (1880 - 1966)

Fritz Bleyl

Hilmar Friedrich Wilhelm Bleyl, known as Fritz Bleyl, was a German artist of the Expressionist school, and one of the four founders of artist group Die Brücke ("The Bridge"). He designed graphics for the group including, for their first show, a poster, which was banned by the police. He left the group after only two years, when he married, to look after his family, and did not exhibit publicly thereafter.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:	8 october 1880, Zwickau, Germany
Date and place of death:	19 september 1966, Bad Iburg, Germany
Nationality:	Germany
Period of activity:	XIX, XX century
Specialization:	Architect, Artist, Painter
Art school / group:	Die Brücke
Art style:	Expressionism