Adolf Frey-Moock
Adolf Frey-Moock (born August 11, 1881 in Jona in the canton of St. Gallen , † June 25, 1954 in Steinebrunn or Affeltrangen in the canton of Thurgau ) was a Swiss painter who also worked in Munich .
Adolf Frey-Moock came from a farming family. After the apprenticeship in church fresco painting, he studied from October 30, 1904 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Karl Raupp and Wilhelm von Diez and in 1909 became Franz von Stuck's assistant in his studio.
In Frey-Moock's works, the influence of Franz von Stuck and Arnold Böcklin is noticeable. He showed his pictures in the exhibitions of the Munich artists' association Die Independentigen . In the 1930s Frey-Moock lived in Nördlingen , then again in Munich, and finally he returned to Switzerland.
literature
- Heinrich Voss: Franz von Stuck, catalog of the paintings. Munich 1973, p. 165.
- Play and sensuality. Franz von Stuck. Middle Rhine Museum Koblenz, 1990, p. 57.
- Horst Ludwig: Franz von Stuck and his students. Exhibition catalog Museum Villa Stuck , Munich 1989, p. 283 ff.
Web links
- Frey-Moock, Adolf. In: Sikart
- Works by Adolf Frey-Moock on artnet
- Frey Moock, Adolf on the site of the Shepherd Galleries (English)
- Adolf Frei in the register of the Munich Academy
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frey-Moock, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frey, Adolf; Free, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jona , Canton of St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1954 |
| Place of death | uncertain: Steinebrunn or Affeltrangen , Canton Thurgau |