Alfred Graetzer
Alfred Graetzer (born December 28, 1875 in Groß Strehlitz , † August 11, 1911 in Berlin ) was a German painter, lithographer and draftsman of Jewish descent.
After attending grammar school, he studied mechanical engineering and worked as an apprentice in Berlin.
Then he began studying painting at the Berlin Art Academy . Graetzer continued his studies since November 6, 1895 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich in the nature class with Nikolaus Gysis .
After a while he and Simon Hollósy moved to Nagybanya . He also worked for Luc-Olivier Merson in Paris . In Dresden he became a student of Carl Bantzer and Walther Witting . Graetzer settled in Dresden and founded his family there in 1903. His wife became seriously ill after giving birth to their first child. Graetzer spent a lot of time in Berlin, where he continued to create lithographs. For years, his work was only known to his closest friends, and it was not until 1910 that his works appeared in print.
Graetzer's works were shown at art exhibitions in Dresden (1904), Berlin (1911) and Breslau (1913).
Alfred Graetzer was friends with Hermann Stuck and was inspired by him. Graetzer's work was dedicated to depicting his family life. He also created pictures from the lives of Russian and Polish Jews.
He died unexpectedly in Berlin at the age of 35.
literature
- Karl Schwarz : Alfred Graetzer. In: East and West. Illustrated monthly for all of Judaism. 12, 1912, col. 539-546 ( digitized version ).
- Graetzer, Alfred . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 14 : Giddens-Gress . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1921, p. 480 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Graetzer, Alfred . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 60, Saur, Munich a. a. 2008, ISBN 978-3-598-22800-1 , p. 59.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graetzer, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groß Strehlitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1911 |
| Place of death | Berlin |