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the Nazi regime that came to power in Germany declared the artist's work degenerate, and 33 of Schrimpf's works were withdrawn from German museums.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

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Rolf Urban (1958)
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Ernst Schweinfurth (1818 - 1877)
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Tobias Rehberger (1966)
Tobias Rehberger
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Franz Korwan (1865 - 1942)
Franz Korwan
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Maximilian Wachsmuth (1859 - 1938)
Maximilian Wachsmuth
1859 - 1938
Georg Meistermann (1911 - 1990)
Georg Meistermann
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Johannes Bartholomäus Duntze (1823 - 1895)
Johannes Bartholomäus Duntze
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Wilhelm Imkamp (1906 - 1990)
Wilhelm Imkamp
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Hans-Christian Koglin (1937 - 2007)
Hans-Christian Koglin
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Joseph Rummelspacher (1852 - 1921)
Joseph Rummelspacher
1852 - 1921
Gustav von Haugk (1804 - 1861)
Gustav von Haugk
1804 - 1861
Carl Horn (1874 - 1945)
Carl Horn
1874 - 1945
Morten Müller (1828 - 1911)
Morten Müller
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Otto Bauriedl (1881 - 1961)
Otto Bauriedl
1881 - 1961
Maina-Miriam Munsky (1943 - 1999)
Maina-Miriam Munsky
1943 - 1999

Creators New Objectivity

Hanna Nagel (1907 - 1975)
Hanna Nagel
1907 - 1975
Wilhelm Schnarrenberger (1892 - 1966)
Wilhelm Schnarrenberger
1892 - 1966
Emy Roeder (1890 - 1971)
Emy Roeder
1890 - 1971
Hans Baluschek (1870 - 1935)
Hans Baluschek
1870 - 1935
Felix Nussbaum (1904 - 1944)
Felix Nussbaum
1904 - 1944
Julius Bissier (1893 - 1965)
Julius Bissier
1893 - 1965
Rudolf Schlichter (1890 - 1955)
Rudolf Schlichter
1890 - 1955
Conrad Felixmüller (1897 - 1977)
Conrad Felixmüller
1897 - 1977
Otto Rodewald (1891 - 1960)
Otto Rodewald
1891 - 1960
Albert Aereboe (1889 - 1970)
Albert Aereboe
1889 - 1970
Pino Ponti (1905 - 1999)
Pino Ponti
1905 - 1999
Max Radler (1904 - 1971)
Max Radler
1904 - 1971
Oswald Poetzelberger (1893 - 1966)
Oswald Poetzelberger
1893 - 1966
Konstantin Garneff (1894 - 1966)
Konstantin Garneff
1894 - 1966
Imogen Cunningham (1883 - 1976)
Imogen Cunningham
1883 - 1976
Lotte Laserstein (1898 - 1993)
Lotte Laserstein
1898 - 1993
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