Hans Purrman (1880 - 1966)
1880-04-10Speyer, Germany1966-04-17Basel, SwitzerlandGermany, Switzerland
Hans Purrman
Hans Marsilius Purrmann was a German artist.
He completed an apprenticeship as a scene painter and interior decorator, and subsequently studied in Karlsruhe and Munich before going to Paris in 1906. It was here he became a student and later a friend of Henri Matisse whom he set up a painting school with.
Date and place of birt: | 10 april 1880, Speyer, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 17 april 1966, Basel, Switzerland |
Nationality: | Germany, Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Berlin Secession, Free secession |
Genre: | Cityscape, Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
Art style: | Degenerate art, Expressionism, Post-Impressionism, Post War Art |