Erich Gerlach (painter)
Erich Gerlach (born April 9, 1909 in Dresden ; † February 1, 2000 there ) was a German painter and graphic artist .
Life
In 1923 he began an apprenticeship as a lithographer and later as a pattern maker, but both broke off that same year. From 1927 he studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Dresden with Paul Hermann, Georg Erler and Arthur Drescher . From 1931 onwards he worked with Otto Griebel as a graphic artist at the Hygiene Museum Dresden , in 1936 he was dismissed for political reasons. Freelance from 1937, contracted to work again as a graphic artist at the Hygiene Museum with Hermann Glöckner . He continued to work there after 1945. In 1974 he received the Art Prize of the GDR and in 1977 the National Prize .
He was buried in the cemetery in Dresden-Leubnitz.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1961 Wilhelm Landgraf, Dresden. Plastic, drawings; Erich Gerlach, Dresden. Paintings, drawings, pastels, monotypes in the museum on Theaterplatz from July 23 to September 3, 1961. Municipal art collection, Karl-Marx-Stadt 1961.
- 1962 Erich Gerlach. Paintings, graphics. Pillnitz Castle, March 18 to April 29, 1962. Dresden State Art Collections 1962.
literature
- Hans Ebert: Erich Gerlach. Henschelverlag Art and Society, Berlin 1974. ( World of Art ).
- Erich Gerlach. Painting, drawings, graphics. Dresden District Council, Dresden State Art Collections, 1975.
- Hans Ebert: About some of Erich Gerlach's works that are in the National Gallery as well as in the Kupferstichkabinett and in the collection of drawings in Berlin. Henschel, Berlin 1983. In: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: Research and reports. Vol. 23, 1983, pp. 154-157 ISSN 0067-6004 .
- Hellmuth Heinz : Erich Gerlach. Verlag der Kunst, Dresden 1984. ( painter and work ).
- Art in the GDR. Catalog of paintings and sculptures. National Gallery Berlin. (Ed. By Fritz Jacobi with the help of Manfred Tschirner). Seemann, Leipzig 2003, ISBN 3-86502-077-1 (Seemann, book and CD-ROM attachment).
Web links
- Overview of the contents of Erich Gerlach's estate in the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gerlach, Erich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 2000 |
Place of death | Dresden |