Arrigo Wittler

Arrigo Wittler (born April 8, 1918 in Heeren-Werve , today Kamen ; † August 17, 2004 in Worpswede ) was a German painter.

Wittler studied painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . In 1952 he received the Jung-Westphalia Art Prize . In the mid-1950s he moved to Italy, where he lived for over 20 years on the islands of Procida and later on Ischia .

He achieved his very personal handwriting in art through further studies, including at the University of Heidelberg , where he gained insights into modern natural science. From then on he painted pictures that dealt with modern science and the dimensions of humanity. His work is considered to be extremely extensive and varied.

Exhibitions (selection)

• 1966 Upper Fences Gallery, Zurich
• 1967 Dom Gallery, Cologne (exhibition catalog)
• 1967 Künstlerhaus, Vienna
• 1969 Kunstverein Munich (exhibition catalog)
• 1971 Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum Bremen
• 1972 Ulus Gallery, Belgrade
• 1977 Museumsdorf Cloppenburg (exhibition catalog)
• 1978 Culture and Information Center, Zagreb
• 1981 Steiner Gallery, Zurich
• 1985 Bollhagen Gallery, Worpswede
• 2001 Opherdicke Castle, Unna district
• 2003 Kreutziger Gallery in Worpswede
• 2004 City Hall at the Stadtpark in Friesoythe
• 2004 Gallery Art Gluchowe, Glauchau
• 2008 Museumsdorf Cloppenburg (exhibition catalog)
• 2010 Kunsthaus Villa Jauss, Oberstdorf

Studios

Wittler a. a. in Munich , Tannheimer Tal , Worpswede , Matrum near Cloppenburg , Niederhörne / Wesermarsch , in the Bavarian Forest , in the Allgäu and Procida, later Ischia in the Gulf of Naples .

literature

• Adriane Wittler (Ed.): Arrigo Wittler . Hauschild, Bremen 2001, ISBN 3-89757-098-X
• Arrigo Wittler 1918-2004. Museumsdorf Cloppenburg Foundation 2008, ISBN 978-3-938061-17-6

Web links

• Literature by and about Arrigo Wittler in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website of Arrigo Wittler
• Arrigo Wittler with the Worpswede artists