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

Anton Burger (1824 - 1905)
Anton Burger
1824 - 1905
Jacob Christoph Le Blon (1667 - 1741)
Jacob Christoph Le Blon
1667 - 1741
Peter von Cornelius (1783 - 1867)
Peter von Cornelius
1783 - 1867
Gerhard Altenbourg (1926 - 1989)
Gerhard Altenbourg
1926 - 1989
Ludwig Willroider (1845 - 1910)
Ludwig Willroider
1845 - 1910
Jan Verkade (1868 - 1946)
Jan Verkade
1868 - 1946
Pierre Schumann (1917 - 2011)
Pierre Schumann
1917 - 2011
Clementine Nielssen (1842 - 1928)
Clementine Nielssen
1842 - 1928
Heinrich Sperling (1844 - 1924)
Heinrich Sperling
1844 - 1924
Henning Bohl (1975)
Henning Bohl
1975
Hans Haacke (1936)
Hans Haacke
1936
Clemens von Zimmermann (1788 - 1869)
Clemens von Zimmermann
1788 - 1869
Carl Wünnenberg (1850 - 1929)
Carl Wünnenberg
1850 - 1929
Walter Nessler (1912 - 2001)
Walter Nessler
1912 - 2001
Gerhard von Kügelgen (1772 - 1820)
Gerhard von Kügelgen
1772 - 1820
Evarist Adam Weber (1887 - 1968)
Evarist Adam Weber
1887 - 1968

Creators Degenerate art

Oluf Host (1884 - 1966)
Oluf Host
1884 - 1966
Mandy McCartin (1958)
Mandy McCartin
1958
Hendrik Chabot (1894 - 1949)
Hendrik Chabot
1894 - 1949
Rüdiger Berlit (1883 - 1939)
Rüdiger Berlit
1883 - 1939
Gustav Georg Schopf (1899 - 1986)
Gustav Georg Schopf
1899 - 1986
Ida Kohlmeyer (1912 - 1997)
Ida Kohlmeyer
1912 - 1997
William Scott (1913 - 1989)
William Scott
1913 - 1989
Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat (1888 - 1912)
Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat
1888 - 1912
Otto Nagel (1894 - 1967)
Otto Nagel
1894 - 1967
Mark Gertler (1891 - 1939)
Mark Gertler
1891 - 1939
Cornelia Gurlitt (1890 - 1919)
Cornelia Gurlitt
1890 - 1919
Erich Wegner (1899 - 1980)
Erich Wegner
1899 - 1980
Otto Schauer (1923 - 1985)
Otto Schauer
1923 - 1985
Gust Romijn (1922 - 2010)
Gust Romijn
1922 - 2010
Marlene Dumas (1953)
Marlene Dumas
1953
Herman Rose (Rappaport) (1909 - 2007)
Herman Rose (Rappaport)
1909 - 2007
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