Georg Schrimpf (1889 - 1938) - photo 1

Georg Schrimpf

Georg Gerhard Schrimpf was a German self-taught painter and graphic artist, one of the greatest representatives of the New Objectivity movement.

Earning a living as a baker, waiter and so on, Georg constantly painted and perfected this skill. In 1915, Schrimpf moved to Berlin, where he first worked in a chocolate factory. He soon attracted the attention of the art historian, gallerist and publicist Gerwart Walden, who successfully exhibited Schrimpf's first oil paintings. He also created woodcuts for magazines. In 1920, Schrimpf exhibited for the first time at the New Secession exhibition at the Glass Palace in Munich, and a year later became a member of this group.

The motifs of Schrimpf's works were often women in melancholy moods, and his landscapes are of desolate, pure nature.

From 1926 to 1933 Schrimpf taught at the Munich School of Applied Arts, in 1933 he was appointed assistant professor at the Royal Art School in Berlin, and then the Nazi regime that came to power in Germany declared the artist's work degenerate, and 33 of Schrimpf's works were withdrawn from German museums. By the end of 1937, Georg Schrimpf was relieved of his teaching position in Berlin and died of heart failure a few months later at the age of 49.

Date and place of birt:13 february 1889, Munich, Germany
Date and place of death:19 april 1938, Berlin, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Painter
Genre:Genre art, Portrait, Self-portrait, Still life
Art style:New Objectivity

Creators Germany

Friedrich Stahl (1863 - 1940)
Friedrich Stahl
1863 - 1940
Lewis David de Schweinitz (1780 - 1834)
Lewis David de Schweinitz
1780 - 1834
Johannes Kepler (1571 - 1630)
Johannes Kepler
1571 - 1630
Eike Heinrich Redel (1951)
Eike Heinrich Redel
1951
Leonid Yakovlevich Mezheritski (1930 - 2007)
Leonid Yakovlevich Mezheritski
1930 - 2007
Simon Dittrich (1940)
Simon Dittrich
1940
Paolo Toschi (1788 - 1854)
Paolo Toschi
1788 - 1854
Marc Sterling (1895 - 1976)
Marc Sterling
1895 - 1976
Jakob Becker (1810 - 1872)
Jakob Becker
1810 - 1872
Kurt Schwippert (1903 - 1983)
Kurt Schwippert
1903 - 1983
Lorenz Petersen (1803 - 1870)
Lorenz Petersen
1803 - 1870
Louis Douzette (1834 - 1924)
Louis Douzette
1834 - 1924
Tobias Rehberger (1966)
Tobias Rehberger
1966
Fritz Köthe (1916 - 2005)
Fritz Köthe
1916 - 2005
Roger Loewig (1930 - 1997)
Roger Loewig
1930 - 1997
Wenzel August Hablik (1881 - 1934)
Wenzel August Hablik
1881 - 1934

Creators New Objectivity

Hans Finsler (1891 - 1972)
Hans Finsler
1891 - 1972
Maruja Mallo (1902 - 1995)
Maruja Mallo
1902 - 1995
Albert Aereboe (1889 - 1970)
Albert Aereboe
1889 - 1970
Otto Griebel (1895 - 1972)
Otto Griebel
1895 - 1972
Walter Schulz-Matan (1889 - 1965)
Walter Schulz-Matan
1889 - 1965
Werner Peiner (1897 - 1984)
Werner Peiner
1897 - 1984
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka (1899 - 1969)
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka
1899 - 1969
Jeanne Mammen (1890 - 1976)
Jeanne Mammen
1890 - 1976
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen (1894 - 1970)
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen
1894 - 1970
Sergius Pauser (1896 - 1970)
Sergius Pauser
1896 - 1970
Richard Seewald (1889 - 1976)
Richard Seewald
1889 - 1976
Louis Christian Hess (1895 - 1944)
Louis Christian Hess
1895 - 1944
August Wilhelm Dressler (1886 - 1970)
August Wilhelm Dressler
1886 - 1970
Otto Ritschl (1885 - 1976)
Otto Ritschl
1885 - 1976
Rudolf Schlichter (1890 - 1955)
Rudolf Schlichter
1890 - 1955
Arthur Kaufmann (1888 - 1971)
Arthur Kaufmann
1888 - 1971
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