Adolf Bueger

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Adolf Büger (born December 5, 1885 in Munich ; † October 3, 1966 there ) was a German painter .

Life

From 1906 Adolf Büger studied at the Munich Art Academy in the drawing class of Peter Halm and Angelo Jank .

At a young age he had exhibitions in important galleries, such as those of Heinrich Thannhauser , Adolf Weinmüller and the Brackl art dealership , in the Glaspalast in Munich , in Berlin with Ferdinand Möller , and in 1910 in the Neue Galerie New York alongside Erich Heckel and Max Pechstein . He had friendly relationships with many artist colleagues, including Wilhelm Heinrich Nagel and Willi Geiger .

Since his works were considered " degenerate " from 1933 , Büger retired to Bad Reichenhall . During the Second World War , his studio in Munich was destroyed and almost all of his early work with 150 pictures was lost as a result of the war. One of the few preserved works by Büger from the prewar period depicts two skiers in which the artist had portrayed himself. The deep traces left by the two world wars can be seen in the “Self-Portrait with Forehead Bandage” from 1947.

After 1945 Büger took part again in the artist group Der Rote Reiter alongside Willi Baumeister , Max Ackermann and Ida Kerkovius . In 1952 he returned to Munich through the mediation of the cultural representative Hans Ludwig Held . For the tenth anniversary of the “Red Rider” in 1956, he took part in the exhibition in Traunstein .

He was often visiting his daughter from his first marriage in Salzburg and Hallein . There, Büger interpreted the city views artistically, such as the depiction of the Hohensalzburg Fortress from 1955 and a section of Salzburg's old town from 1963. In these depictions, Büger lived up to his reputation of being a “master of color”. In addition to his artistic inspiration in Salzburg, the artist also met his second wife, the graphic artist and painter Ika, whom he married in 1957. The relationship fertilized both in their creativity.

From 1952 until his death in 1966, Büger regularly took part in the "Great Munich Art Exhibition" with the Neue Münchner Künstlergenossenschaft .

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Büger's main motifs initially included landscapes , nudes , depictions of animals and still lifes . He later expanded his work to include religious subjects and portraits. He is considered an important colorist and painter for monumental figures and landscapes.

exhibition

  • 1910: New York Gallery, New York City
  • 1952: Large art exhibition in Munich
  • 1957: Exhibition with his wife Ika Büger, Galerie Malura , Munich
  • 1961: Exhibition for the 75th birthday, Galerie Wolfgang Gurlitt , Munich

Literature and articles

  • Ruth Elsner, Josef Magnus Wehner: Adolf Büger. A senior and master of the range. Gryphus-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1965.
  • Käthe Busch-Federspiel, Adolf Büger, Ika Büger, Herta Lanz. Catalog nudes and portraits. Eichinger Gallery, Munich 1973.
  • Theo Schierbel: Adolf Büger, a Bavarian painter of European rank, Das Bayerland , No. 70, 1968, pp. 34–35.
  • Arthur Rümann: Adolf Büger. In: The art and the beautiful home , No. 52, 1954, pp. 171–173.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adolf Büger, matriculation book 1884–1920 , accessed June 11, 2015
  2. ^ Adolf Büger, Self-Portrait with Forehead Bandage, 1947 , accessed June 11, 2015
  3. ^ Ika Büger Biography , on Kunst Sandra, accessed June 11, 2015
  4. ^ Catalog Adolf Büger: Exhibition on the occasion of his 75th birthday from December 15 to January 8, 1961, Galerie Wolfgang Gurlitt, Munich, 1961
personal data
SURNAME Buerger, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH 3rd October 1966
Place of death Munich