Adolf Wendt (painter)
Adolf Wendt (born October 10, 1871 in Schwerin , † 1953 ) was a German painter and etcher .
Life
Wendt was a doctor of dentistry. He acquired the skill of painting self- taught . His work consists mainly of portraits, flower paintings and landscapes. In 1939 he took part in the Great German Art Exhibition in the new Munich Glass Palace ( House of German Art ) with a still life with a rabbit and in 1940 with a still life with a white chicken . He had already taken part in exhibitions in Munich since at least 1921.
Works (selection)
- Monastery kitchen in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (etching)
- Anna Monastery in Munich - Bayertor in Landsberg am Lech (etching)
- Old Russian head (etching)
- Still life with wild duck (oil)
- Still life with cod (oil)
His grave is in the Munich North Cemetery (grave 3-U-47).
literature
- Wendt, Adolf . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 35 : Libra-Wilhelmson . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1942, p. 372 .
- Erich Scheibmayr : Who? When? Where? Self-published, Munich 1997
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wendt, Adolf . In: Great German Art Exhibition 1939 . Knorr & Hirth, Munich 1939, p. 90 ( digishelf.de ).
- ↑ Wendt, Adolf . In: Great German Art Exhibition 1940 . Knorr & Hirth, Munich 1940, p. 99 ( digishelf.de ).
- ↑ Wendt, Adolf . In: Munich Art Exhibition 1921 in the Glaspalast . F. Bruckmann, Munich 1921, p. 87 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wendt, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwerin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1953 |