Claus Bergen (1885 - 1964) - photo 1

Claus Bergen

Claus Friedrich Bergen was a German painter of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a marine painter and illustrator.

Claus Bergen illustrated Karl May's adventure tales early in his career, creating more than 450 works. He specialized in nautical subjects, depictions of fishing and coastal landscapes, and traveled to Norway, England, the Mediterranean and America. During World War I, Bergen created paintings depicting sea battles; he was the only artist of his time to participate in a submarine raid. In World War II, he was included by the Nazis in the "God-given list" and his work was exhibited in Nazi exhibitions in Munich from 1937 to 1944.

Date and place of birt:18 april 1885, Stuttgart, Germany
Date and place of death:4 october 1964, Lenggries, Federal Republic of Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Batalist, Illustrator, Marine painter, Painter
Genre:Military art, Marine art
Art style:Post War Art, Realism

Creators Germany

Friedrich Heimerdinger (1817 - 1882)
Friedrich Heimerdinger
1817 - 1882
Heinrich Kohnert (1850 - 1905)
Heinrich Kohnert
1850 - 1905
Eike Heinrich Redel (1951)
Eike Heinrich Redel
1951
Lotte Laserstein (1898 - 1993)
Lotte Laserstein
1898 - 1993
Gunther Rothe (1947)
Gunther Rothe
1947
Max Beckmann (1884 - 1950)
Max Beckmann
1884 - 1950
Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler (1802 - 1848)
Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler
1802 - 1848
August Wilhelm Dressler (1886 - 1970)
August Wilhelm Dressler
1886 - 1970
Timm Ulrichs (1940)
Timm Ulrichs
1940
Ewald Vetter (1894 - 1981)
Ewald Vetter
1894 - 1981
Jan Kollwitz (1960)
Jan Kollwitz
1960
Johann Christian Reinhart (1761 - 1847)
Johann Christian Reinhart
1761 - 1847
Franz Metzner (1870 - 1919)
Franz Metzner
1870 - 1919
Johann Daniel Herz I (1693 - 1754)
Johann Daniel Herz I
1693 - 1754
August Wilhelm Leu (1818 - 1897)
August Wilhelm Leu
1818 - 1897
Albert Zimmermann (1808 - 1888)
Albert Zimmermann
1808 - 1888

Creators Post War Art

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
Jan Mateiko (1838 - 1893)
Jan Mateiko
1838 - 1893
Gust Romijn (1922 - 2010)
Gust Romijn
1922 - 2010
Rosalyn Drexler (1926)
Rosalyn Drexler
1926
Fritz Ebel (1835 - 1895)
Fritz Ebel
1835 - 1895
Hermann Kaspar (1904 - 1986)
Hermann Kaspar
1904 - 1986
Muhadin Ismailovich Kishev (1939)
Muhadin Ismailovich Kishev
1939
Andrea Belvedere (1652 - 1732)
Andrea Belvedere
1652 - 1732
Robert Hammerstiel (1933 - 2020)
Robert Hammerstiel
1933 - 2020
Johannes Bosboom (1817 - 1891)
Johannes Bosboom
1817 - 1891
Leon Kroll (1884 - 1974)
Leon Kroll
1884 - 1974
Arthur Lee (1881 - 1961)
Arthur Lee
1881 - 1961
Hans Nickel (1916 - 1986)
Hans Nickel
1916 - 1986
Otto D. Douglas-Hill (1897 - 1972)
Otto D. Douglas-Hill
1897 - 1972
Roger Sprunger (1920 - 2008)
Roger Sprunger
1920 - 2008
Veronika Maria Herwegen-Manini (1851 - 1933)
Veronika Maria Herwegen-Manini
1851 - 1933