Anton Albers the Younger
Anton Albers the Younger (born December 23, 1877 in Bremen , † December 23, 1915 in Dünaburg , Latvia) was a German painter .
Life
Anton Dietrich Albers the Elder J. was born the son of a businessman in Bremen . He first began a business apprenticeship and from 1897 studied at the art academy in Karlsruhe under Gustav Schönleber . After his studies, Albers lived in Paris and Rome for a long time. In addition to landscapes and portraits, Albers mainly created impressive woodcuts.
Travels took him to Greece and Egypt before he settled in Rönnebeck on the Weser from 1911 . He was a soldier in World War I and died on December 23, 1915 in a Russian military hospital.
The grave of Anton Albers is in the cemetery of the Rönnebeck Farge church .
Exhibitions
- In 1927, parts of his work were shown in a solo exhibition in the Bremen Kunsthalle .
- 2014 Kunsthalle Kiel - represented in the exhibition "The First World War as the end of European artist paths"
Works (selection)
- Weser near Vegesack
- Boats on the Lower Weser
literature
- Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X , p. 15.
- Historical society of the artists' association (ed.): Bremische Biographie des 19. Century . Winter, Bremen 1912, reprint: Schünemann, Bremen 1976.
Individual evidence
- ^ Place and picture of the tomb. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
- ^ Kunsthalle Kiel: Listed under exhibited artists. Retrieved November 11, 2018 .
- ^ Works by the artist. Retrieved November 11, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albers, Anton the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albers, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1915 |
| Place of death | Daugavpils , Latvia |