Agnes Eger

Agnes Eger (born February 25, 1878 in Spangenberg as Martha Josephine Christiane Agnes Eger ; † August 28, 1955 in Berlin-Pankow ) was a German painter .

Live and act

Agnes Eger's parents were the later Royal Prussian Accountant Robert Eger and Martha Eger, b. Lingelbach. She had two brothers, Friedrich and Rudolf.

The family moved to Berlin in 1890. Agnes Eger taught as a drawing teacher from October 1, 1896 to January 1, 1921. In the Berlin teacher directory of 1926 she was listed as a “retired teacher”, most recently in the elementary school Reinickendorf-Ost Lette-Allee 26-27. Agnes Eger lived with her parents until 1908, and then moved to Holsteiner Ufer 7. In 1916 and 1917 she lived in Berlin-Reinickendorf, Pankower Allee 15. Presumably in 1918 she moved to her mother in Niederschönhausen in the Kaiserin-Augusta Street 27 (today Tschaikowskistr. 62), where she lived until her death.

Agnes Eger was the master student of two professors ( Paul Verfahren and Georg Ludwig Meyn ) at the Königliche Kunstschule zu Berlin , Grunewaldstrasse 2-5 in Berlin-Schöneberg (integrated into the University of Fine Arts from 1945 ). Her artistic focus was landscape paintings and portraits (oil, watercolor, charcoal). At the Niederschönhausen Palace in Berlin, she regularly exhibited her works together with other artists in the biannual exhibitions of the Künstlerbund des Nordens. She also presents her works at the annual exhibitions of the VdBK ( Association of Berlin Artists ). B. in the years 1929, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942. She was a member of the Reich Association of Fine Artists .

As a trained drawing teacher and by selling her paintings, she was able to earn a living. Many of the portraits were probably commissioned. Agnes Eger traveled a lot, her landscape paintings depict very different regions - the Alps, Silesia, Hesse, the Berlin area and the Baltic Sea coast (e.g. the work Fischerkate near Ahrenshoop on the Darß ). Her Norwegian sister-in-law established a relationship with Ålesund , where she captured the city, the harbor and various fjord landscapes in oil paintings. Agnes Eger became deaf at a young age. She painted until the 1940s. Slowly progressive blindness forced her to give up her job. Until her death in August 1955, Agnes Eger's brother Rudolf and his wife Ingeborg took care of the artist. Agnes Eger was 77 years old.

Works (selection)

• 1902: Bad Flintsberg in the Giant Mountains, oil
• 1904: Sellin beach, oil
• 1905: Grain harvest, oil
• 1907: boy in the lake
• 1909: Boats on the beach at Sellin, oil
• 1915: Still life with tulips, hyacinths and cakes, oil
• 1919: Meadow at the edge of the forest, oil
• 1921: View of a mountain lake, oil
• 1923: Wide landscape with willow trees, watercolor
• 1924: River course with bridge, oil
• 1925: Haigerloch in the Black Forest, oil
• 1927: Impressionistic garden setting
• 1930: Wide seascape, watercolor, self-portrait
• 1933: Alesund harbor, oil
• 1934: Autumn low mountain range, oil
• 1936: Boy with a stuffed dog, oil
• 1937: The Geirangerfjord in Norway, oil

Works without dating

• Fischerkate near Ahrenshoop, oil
• Spring landscape with thatched farmhouse, oil
• North German farmhouse with path, oil
• Church village in front of a mountain backdrop, watercolor
• Spring landscape with houses, watercolor
• Blooming fruit trees against a city backdrop, watercolor
• Div. Studies in pastels, chalk and charcoal, 1894–1907
• Low mountain range in summer, oil
• Lady with hat, pastel
• Avenue in autumn, watercolor
• Grazing cows, watercolor
• Garden side of Spenerstr. Berlin, oil, probably between 1900 and 1907
• Spring in the village, oil, probably before 1924
• Study hand, coal; Study of Female Nude, Charcoal, 1907
• Study of female head, coal, 1895
• Examination paper at the Royal Art School, 1895

Exhibitions

• VdBK, with the works: 1929 Cold Day , 1934 Landscape , 1937 Portrait Study , 1940 In the Dock. Ålesund , 1941 Schönhausen Castle (oil), 1942 The grandmother (oil)
• Artists Association of the North
• 1928: Niederschönhausen Castle, "Flower and Image", September 6-16, 3 portraits of children
• 1930: Castle Niederschönhausen, Art Exhibition, May 3 to 31, with the works: Portrait Wolfgang E. (oil), bouquet of dahlias (oil), Cold Day (Moltkestraße, oil), Fulda Landscape (oil) on greenhouse (oil) Schloß Niederschönhausen (watercolor), winter sun (watercolor), Afternoon ad Havel (watercolor), sheaves (watercolor), autumn gold in the castle park (watercolor), Zitti (charcoal drawing),
• 1932: Niederschönhausen Castle, art exhibition, May 29th - July 10th, with the works: At the weekend (Portr. Mr. H.), Wilhelmshöhe Castle (oil), May Day (oil), harvest time (oil), readers (oil), Portrait Miss KP (oil), portrait Miss LR (oil), portrait Mr. K. (oil), still life with cyclamen (oil), hyacinths (oil), Vom Schloß Wilhelmshöhe (oil), Am Zingergraben (oil), spring in the Volkspark (oil), Wolfgang, child study (drawing),
• 1933: Niederschönhausen Castle, exhibition, mid-May, "Blossom splendor in May"
• 1934: Niederschönhausen Castle, exhibition, May 27th - June 24th, with the works: From Norway , whaling vessels in the Ålesund dock (oil), Ålesund harbor (oil), Walderhangfjord near Ålesund (oil), Uurdal-Sykkylven with a view Ålesund (oil), Alm Sykkylven (oil), The Geirangerfjord (oil)
• 1935: Niederschönhausen Castle, exhibition, May 19 - June 16, with the works: Portrait Geh. Council Prof. Dr. S., Irmgard S., Kurt-Detlef S., Edith, Witzenhausen an der Werra, Kassel old town, Am Fährhaus Oberhavel, self-portrait
• 1938: Pankow, Wollankstrasse 132, October 9th - 31st, with the works: Autumn in the Schloßpark (oil), portrait of the Hitler Youth (oil)
• 1939/1940: Niederschönhausen Castle, Dec. 10, 1939 - Feb. 1, 1940, with the works: The Geiranger Fjord (oil), Schönhausen Castle (oil), Spring in the Castle Park (oil), Trudi (charcoal drawing), Winter Sun ( Watercolor)

literature

• Excerpt from: Käthe, Paula and all the rest - A reference work. Published by the Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen e. V. 1992. (Painter (landscape, portrait) active in Berlin, training: With Paulvorgang and Georg Ludwig Meyn, teaching institution of the Berlin Museum of Decorative Arts. Member: VdBK (Association of Berlin Artists) 1922–1942 Exhibitions: VdBK 1929 "Cold Day" 1934 "Landscape" 1937 "Portrait Study" 1940 "In the Dock. Alesund" 1941 "Schloß Schönhausen" (oil) 1942 "The grandmother" (oil))
• Excerpt from: “Profession without Tradition”, 125 Years Association of Berlin Artists, Editor Berlinische Galerie, 1992, page 439. (“April 5 - May 1, 1914, exhibition by Agnes Eger, Gertrud Frank, Minnie Frisch, Marie Hager, Erna Halleur, Gertrud Knopp-Kressner, Lisa Schröder and Emmi Schulze-Schulzendorf ")
• Excerpt from: “General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the 20th Century” by Hans Vollmer, 1933. (“Eger, Agnes, German country and portrait painter, * February 25, 1878 Spangenberg (Hessen-Nassau), based in Berlin. Student of P. Process and G. and GL Meyn at the teaching establishment of the Berl. Kstgewerbemus. In the town hall in Berlin-Pankow: Entrance to Schönholz Castle. Lit .: Dreßler ")
• Excerpt from: “Dressler's Art Handbook” edition 9, second volume, 1930, page 210: "Eger, Miss. Agnes, M. (Landscape) - Berlin-Niederschönhausen, Kaiserin-Augusta-Strasse 27 - * Spangenberg i. Hessen- Nassau February 25, 1878. Art School and Museum of Applied Arts, Berlin (Prof. Process, Prof. Meyn). W .: "Entrance to Schloß Schönholz" (City Hall, Berlin-Jankow). RvbK., ADK., KVB. "
• Excerpt from: "General Artist Lexicon" KG Saur Munich Leipzig 1999. ("Eger, Agnes, landscape painter, portrait painter, * 25.2.1878 Spangenberg, left before 1955 - Vollmer II".
• Vollmer, Dressler: "Public collection: City Hall Berlin-Pankow" Entrance to Schloß Schönholz "mainly painted North German and Mecklenburg landscapes, landscape and portrait painter")
• Excerpt from: "Art and artists in the north of Berlin 1926 - 1945: From the history of an artists' association and its exhibitions in Schönhausen Palace, Von Christa and Peter Koronowski, Berlin 2009. (" Eger, Agnes, landscape and portrait painter, * February 25, 1878 in Spangenberg / Hessen. The date of death could not be determined (last in 1943 in Berlin-Niederschönhausen, Kaiserin-Augusta-Strasse 27, today Tschaikowskistrasse). ")

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Agnes Eger's death certificate
2. ↑ Address book from 1916: Eger, Agnes, Miss. Teacher; Address book 1917: Eger Agnes, drawing teacher and painter.

Web links

• Agnes Eger on artnet