Alfred Kitzig
Alfred Kitzig (born July 9, 1902 in Ahlen , † October 15, 1964 in Kreuth ) was a well-known painter and graphic artist .
Life
After his first training at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Dortmund , Kitzig began his artistic career as a painter in Berlin. He was a student here and later a master student with his own studio in the United State Schools for Free and Applied Arts . His etchings soon made Kitzig known beyond the borders of Berlin. In Käthe Kollwitz's studio he received essential impulses for his work.
Kitzig's Berlin studio was destroyed by the Second World War and he returned to his native town of Ahlen.
Services
Kitzig's works have been shown at all major art exhibitions. His etchings met with a strong response in the State Gallery, at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition and in the metropolises of the western world.
In his etchings, Kitzig mainly dealt with down-to-earth and folk themes, so that motifs from the world of the farmer and miner can often be found in realistic representation. Therefore it was mainly his graphic implementation of literary material that established Kitzig's artistic reputation. These include his illustrations for Rilke's Book of Hours , Goethe's Faust and Oscar Wilde's prison ballad .
Kitzig's work was recognized by the following awards:
- 1927 Medal of the Prussian Academy of the Arts Berlin
- 1928 Medal from the Minister of Education
- 1931 Prize from the Association of Berlin Artists
- 1931 medal of the Austrian art community
- 1931 Dürer Prize of the City of Nuremberg
- 1932 Grand Prussian State Prize
- 1935 Westphalian Graphic Prize Young Westphalia
- 1938 Culture Prize of the Reich Capital Berlin
- 1941 Sauerland culture award of the city of Hagen
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Kitzig in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kitzig, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Awls |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1964 |
| Place of death | Kreuth |