Artist of the Month: Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Posted on 09/23/2018 by Pisaries Creator

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September 2018: Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Born: January 4, 1881 in Duisbur, Germany

Died: March 25, 1919 in Berlin, Germany

Wilhelm Lehmbruck was a German sculptor, printmaker, and painter who is best known for his nude sculptures. He studied in Düsseldorf and moved to Paris where his sculpting flourished. When World War I started, he returned to Germany and worked in a military hospital taking care of wounded and dying soldiers. Despite being elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1919, he committed suicide on March 25th. The majority of his works today is housed at the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg, Germany. In addition, they can be found at the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (NYC), the National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), Städel Museum (Frankfurt), and the Tate Gallery (London).

weiblichertorso — Weiblicher Torso (Torso der Großen Stehenden) (1910) By Leonce49 = Hans Weingartz. [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)%5D, from Wikimedia Commons

dergesturzle — Der Gestürzte (1915/16) By Leonce49 = Hans Weingartz. [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)%5D, from Wikimedia Commons

emporsteigenderjungling — Emporsteigender Jüngling (1913) By Leonce49 = Hans Weingartz. [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)%5D, from Wikimedia Commons

fritzvonunruh — Porträtkopf Fritz von Unruh (1918) By Leonce49 = Hans Weingartz. [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)%5D, from Wikimedia Commons

malenudemodel — Male Nude Model at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1912) Metropolitan Museum of Art [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons

femmeagenoux — Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1911, Femme á genoux (The Kneeling One), cast stone, 176 x 138 x 70 cm (69.2 x 54.5 x 27.5 in), Armory Show postcard

schlaf — Schlaf (1907) By Leonce49 = Hans Weingartz. (selbst fotografiert)) [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons

kniende — Kniende (1911) By Leonce49 = Hans Weingartz. [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)%5D, from Wikimedia Commons

grobesinnende — Große Sinnende (1913) By Leonce49 = Hans Weingartz. [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)%5D, from Wikimedia Commons

kniendeb — Kniende (c. 1911 – Bronze) Spazzo [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons

stehende weiblichefigur.jpg

Stehende weibliche Figur (1910) By Leonce49 = Hans Weingartz. (selbst fotografiert)) [CC BY-SA 3.0 de

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Category: Artists and Art

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