William Straube (1871 - 1954)

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William Straube

William Straube, full name William Carl Johannes Bertram Straube, was a German expressionist painter and painting teacher.

Straube acquired his expressive style as a student at Henri Matisse's academy in Paris in 1908-1911, then his studies at the Stuttgart Academy enriched and intensified this style. Straube belonged to the artistic circle of the Rhenish Expressionists, formed around 1910 around August Macke. This time was characterized by the struggle between the French avant-garde and the emerging modernism in Germany.

During the Nazi campaign against degenerate art in 1937, several of Straube's paintings were confiscated and destroyed.

Straube was a member of the Association of German Artists and was a lifelong teacher of drawing.

Date and place of birt:10 june 1871, Berlin, Germany
Date and place of death:3 may 1954, Neufrach, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Educator, Painter
Genre:Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Degenerate art, Expressionism

Creators Germany

Theodor Martens (1822 - 1884)
Theodor Martens
1822 - 1884
Hans Schäufelein (1482 - 1540)
Hans Schäufelein
1482 - 1540
Hanna Bekker vom Rath (1893 - 1983)
Hanna Bekker vom Rath
1893 - 1983
Lorenz Strauch (1554 - 1636)
Lorenz Strauch
1554 - 1636
Otto Kraft (1900 - 1979)
Otto Kraft
1900 - 1979
Alexander Struck (1902 - 1990)
Alexander Struck
1902 - 1990
Franz Gräßel (1861 - 1948)
Franz Gräßel
1861 - 1948
Theude Grönland (1807 - 1876)
Theude Grönland
1807 - 1876
Pieter Angellis (1685 - 1734)
Pieter Angellis
1685 - 1734
Klaus Jürgen Schoen (1931 - 2018)
Klaus Jürgen Schoen
1931 - 2018
Albert Kindler (1833 - 1876)
Albert Kindler
1833 - 1876
Elisabeth Thiermann (1893 - 1983)
Elisabeth Thiermann
1893 - 1983
Hertha Spielberg (1890 - 1977)
Hertha Spielberg
1890 - 1977
Walter Gramatté (1897 - 1929)
Walter Gramatté
1897 - 1929
Toni Stadler II (1888 - 1982)
Toni Stadler II
1888 - 1982
August von Wille (1829 - 1887)
August von Wille
1829 - 1887

Creators Degenerate art

Willy Dammasch (1887 - 1983)
Willy Dammasch
1887 - 1983
Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956)
Jackson Pollock
1912 - 1956
Paul Renner (1878 - 1956)
Paul Renner
1878 - 1956
Elisabeth Büchsel (1867 - 1957)
Elisabeth Büchsel
1867 - 1957
Lester Johnson (1919 - 2010)
Lester Johnson
1919 - 2010
Ugo Attardi (1923 - 2006)
Ugo Attardi
1923 - 2006
Frank-Arno Grüttner (1940 - 2019)
Frank-Arno Grüttner
1940 - 2019
Armando Spadini (1883 - 1925)
Armando Spadini
1883 - 1925
Oscar Moll (1875 - 1947)
Oscar Moll
1875 - 1947
Bruno Bruni (1935)
Bruno Bruni
1935
Zeng Fanzhi (1964)
Zeng Fanzhi
1964
Arthur Polonsky (1925 - 2019)
Arthur Polonsky
1925 - 2019
Robert Koepke (1893 - 1968)
Robert Koepke
1893 - 1968
Mai Volfovich Dantsig (1930 - 2017)
Mai Volfovich Dantsig
1930 - 2017
Thea Schleusner (1879 - 1964)
Thea Schleusner
1879 - 1964
Werner Persy (1924 - 2017)
Werner Persy
1924 - 2017
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