Edgar Schmandt
Edgar Schmandt (born January 12, 1929 in Berlin - † July 13, 2019 in Mannheim ) was a German painter .
Life
After training as a retoucher and tree painter in Berlin, he studied at the University of Applied Arts and Fine Arts, Berlin, as well as at the Free Academy in Mannheim. Since 1975 he has been a member of the Artists Association of Baden-Württemberg , which awarded him the Erich Heckel Prize for a lifetime's work in 2016. He was also a member of the Rhein-Neckar Artists Association and a member of the Senate of the Free Academy of the Arts Mannheim .
Schmandt lived in Mannheim since 1956. His studio had been in the historic observatory since 1963 .
reception
In 2009 the Mannheim filmmaker Norbert Kaiser shot the documentary Edgar Schmandt: Im Homosapiensgelände about Schmandt .
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 1966 Kunsthalle Mannheim
- 1985 Kunsthalle Mannheim
- 2016 AKKU project space, Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
Publicly owned works
- Kunsthalle Mannheim
Prizes and awards
- Scholarship from Villa Massimo , Rome
- Scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation
- Scholarship from the Villa Romana, Florence
- Scholarship from the Cité des Arts, Paris
- Erich Heckel Prize 2016
Web links
- Literature by and about Edgar Schmandt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article about the artist
- Information on the film about Edgar Schmandt from filmmaker Norbert Kaiser
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christel Heybrock: Sarcastic chronicler with depth probe. Obituary in: Mannheimer Morgen , July 15, 2019. Accessed July 15, 2019.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmandt, Edgar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 13th July 2019 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |