Hermann Glöckner (1889 - 1987)
1889-01-21Cotta (Freistaat Sachsen), Germany1987-05-25Berlin, GermanyGermany
Hermann Glöckner
Hermann Glöckner, German artist, sculptor, and designer, is considered one of the most prominent artists among the avant-garde German Classic Modernists. Glöckner initially created his works from objects that he had at hand: scraps of wood, twine, cardboard, matchboxes... He combined these things in a unique way to create something completely new. Despite the unfavorable political circumstances under the National Socialist dictatorship and its successor GDR regime in East Germany, he worked continuously in isolation in Dresden for decades as a "noncomformist.
Date and place of birt: | 21 january 1889, Cotta (Freistaat Sachsen), Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 25 may 1987, Berlin, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Designer, Painter, Sculptor |
Art style: | Post War Art, Constructivism, Contemporary art |