Ernst Peter Huber

Ernst Peter Huber (born October 31, 1900 in Zell am Harmersbach ; † June 29, 1959 there ) was a painter.

Life

Ernst Peter Huber was born on October 31, 1900 as the son of Peter Huber, foreman of the United Ceramic Factories, and his wife Maria, née. Dillberger was born in Zell am Harmersbach. After completing his training as a ceramic painter, he went to the applied arts college in Karlsruhe for further training. However, his talent as a painter urged him to become a freelance artist and so he attended the well-known private school Block - Hagemann, Karlsruhe. After passing the exam, he was admitted to study at the State Art Academy in 1921 and was able to familiarize himself with all areas of painting and techniques. 

At the age of 26, Huber was no longer unknown. In 1926, the Moos Gallery in Karlsruhe showed works by Picasso, Manet, Césanne, Delacroix, Derain and Rodin as part of an exhibition of German-French art from the 19th and 20th centuries, including portraits by Huber.

Around the same time, the Kunsthalle Baden-Baden is showing a collection of well-known Swiss painters such as Buri, Robert, Hodler and Blanchet, in order to juxtapose them with a selection of Baden artists. The studies in Karlsruhe were followed by creative years in Berlin. Inspired by the old masters in Berlin galleries, the traditional oil painting was his interest, to which he preferred and devoted himself.

Family reasons forced the painter to return to his hometown in the Black Forest in 1932. In the following years a large number of works of art were created. There were stylish oil paintings, pastels and watercolors from the Black Forest homeland, as well as portraits. Starting a family turned his calling into a profession. As a freelancer, he painted diligently in his Zeller studio.

The events of the Second World War caused a break in Huber's life as a painter. But the easel in his knapsack accompanied him to the front, where he took in and implemented new impressions and motifs. His watercolors and drawings from Normandy and Holland did not show the madness of the war.

The devaluation of money in 1948 meant a deep turning point in his life. The security of one's own financial reserves had been lost and the interest in works of art at that time was completely subordinate to economic development. So he returned to the ceramic factory in order to earn a living by training the next generation and in the model studio. He stayed there, although his name gained importance as a master and artist. Huber joined the Wolfach group of artists, who felt committed to the tradition of the painters Liebich, Hasemann, Thoma and Sandhaas. Classic portraits and landscapes originate from this time, which today can be regarded as the epitome of regional homeland.

He died on June 29, 1959 at his place of work.

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