Willy Jaeckel (1888 - 1944)
Willy Jaeckel
Willi Jaeckel, full name Willi Gustav Erich Jaeckel, was a German painter and graphic artist, a major representative of Expressionism in painting.
Jaeckel studied in Breslau, then at the Dresden Academy of Arts, in 1915 became a member of the Berlin Secession, then a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts. From 1925 he taught at the Higher School of Art Education and at the Berlin University of Art. Jaeckel was one of the first to create works on religious subjects in the Expressionist style, he also painted landscapes, portraits, still lifes and nudes. His works are expressive and decorative in execution. The artist considered his main work to be a series of etchings "Menschgott-Gottmensch".
Willy Jaeckel died in January 1944 during the bombing of Berlin. His works are kept both in German museums and in private collections.
| Date and place of birt: | 2 october 1888, Wrocław, Poland |
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| Date and place of death: | 30 january 1944, Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Period of activity: | XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Educator, Graphic artist, Painter |
| Art school / group: | Berlin Secession |
| Genre: | Landscape painting, Portrait, Religious genre, Still life |
| Art style: | Expressionism |
