Adolf Doerner
Adolf Doerner (born July 26, 1892 in Ilbesheim , Rhineland-Palatinate , † November 13, 1964 there ) was a German painter .
life and work
Adolf Doerner was born as the son of a winemaker from the wine town of Ilbesheim. He was trained by Walther Klemm in Weimar and Albert Haueisen at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe and supported by Max Slevogt . Economically, his life was marked by poverty. His active advocacy for National Socialism is seen as problematic . In 1948 he was sentenced to four months in prison for crimes against humanity . Blinded and suffering from severe depression, he died by suicide. His work was largely forgotten and was only honored again in 2003 with the exhibition "The painter Adolf Doerner in his time".
The work includes drawings, wall paintings, watercolors and high-contrast oil paintings. In addition to portraits and figures, the focus is on the representation of the Palatinate landscape. Doerner can be stylistically assigned to abstract expressionism . His works are mostly in private hands.
literature
- Clemens Jöckle, Heinz Setzer (ed.): Adolf Doerner (1892-1964), life and work. , Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2003, ISBN 3-89870-137-9
- Wolfgang Kunz, Adolf Doerner (1892 - 1964) - an artist from Ilbesheim, Heimat-Jahrbuch 2019 for the district of Südliche Weinstrasse, 2019, 115 - 119
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doerner, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ilbesheim , Rhineland-Palatinate |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1964 |
| Place of death | Ilbesheim , Rhineland-Palatinate |