Ferdinand Barth (painter)

Ferdinand Barth 1930: TH Darmstadt, Hochschulstrasse

Ferdinand Barth (born January 17, 1902 in Darmstadt , † December 11, 1979 in Lautertal ) was a German painter.

Life

Barth was born in Darmstadt in 1902. His artistic talent was recognized relatively early by his teachers. The exhibition organized by Adolf Beyer on the occasion of Eugen Bracht's 70th birthday , which took place in Darmstadt in 1912, is said to have had a decisive influence on the 10-year-old boy. Barth attended the Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium in Darmstadt and graduated from high school after the First World War. After finishing school, he first attended the painting school of Adolf Beyer and Ludwig Habich in Darmstadt. He then moved to the State University of Fine Arts - Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main . In 1924 he went to the painting school of Carl von Marr in Munich . Before returning to Darmstadt in 1932, he made numerous study trips. During this time there was also a vain attempt to establish himself as an actor .

Barth was artistically versatile. He illustrated scientific and geographical works, received numerous portrait commissions, made wall paintings and restored paintings and furniture. He was best known for numerous views of Darmstadt and the surrounding countryside. He left a numbered work with over 10,000 images.

From 1932 until his death in 1979 he lived alternately in Darmstadt and in Gadernheim , a village in the Lautertal community in the Odenwald. He died in December 1979 at the age of 77 in Gadernheim. Ferdinand Barth was buried in the Darmstadt forest cemetery (grave site: R 3b 5). He was married to the stage artist Alma Liwowski.

Web links

Commons : Ferdinand Barth  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

• Ferdinand Barth , in: Stadtlexikon Darmstadt, Stuttgart 2006, p. 60.
• Watercolors by Ferdinand Barth, art calendar 1984 , published on the occasion of its 175th anniversary by Stadt- und Kreissparkasse Darmstadt, Darmstadt.