Franz Theodor Schuett

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Franz Theodor Schütt , also Franz Schütt, (born December 15, 1908 in Berlin , † December 28, 1990 in Wiesbaden ) was a German painter , graphic artist and sculptor in the style of New Objectivity and Late Expressionism .

Franz Theodor Schütt - Two seated girls, art postcard
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Life

Schütt was trained in painting and drawing by his father, the painter and art school teacher Franz Friedrich Christian Schütt (1874–1962). At the age of 20, Franz Theodor Schütt took part in an exhibition at the Berlin Academy and at the Monza Biennale . From 1925 to 1931 he received lessons in sculpture and ceramic art from Kurt Schwerdtfeger in Stettin , where he was friends with his fellow student Siegfried Poppe , who later promoted Schütts work as an art collector . Until 1931 Schütt studied interior design at the Stettin School of Applied Arts under Gregor Rosenbauer and Munich , and then worked as a freelance artist in Stettin until 1940. In 1934 Schütt exhibited works together with Max Pechstein , Willi Jaeckel and Kurt Schwerdtfeger for a short time in Köslin until the exhibition was closed for political reasons. Schütt then had to leave Stettin in 1937 and went to Gdansk with his artist friend Mac Zimmermann , where he worked in construction .

In 1940 he planned in vain to flee Germany to Brazil , but was then called up for military service. A bomb attack on Szczecin in 1943 destroyed all of Schütt's pre-war works, which consisted of almost 1,000 pictures, drawings, graphics and sculptures. In 1945, Schütt fell into British captivity on the Channel Islands .

In 1947 Schütt moved to his sister, who lived in Frankfurt / Main , and in 1948 married the artist Annelise Lüer , a childhood friend from the Werkkunstschule in Stettin .

Schütt then lived as a freelance artist in Wiesbaden from 1950 and taught at the TH Darmstadt from 1971 to 1978 . He received the Federal Cross of Merit for his commitment to the creation of an artists' social security fund . Schütt died in December 1990 at the age of 82. He was buried in the Biebrich cemetery.

Memberships

From 1916 Schütt was a member of the Pomeranian Artists Association . In 1965, Schütt founded the REAL artist group in Wiesbaden with other artists .

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style

In the 30s of the 20th century, Schütt was inspired by the verism of George Grosz , Otto Dix and Rudolf Schlichter and developed a primarily drawing style, which made him one of the most important representatives of the New Objectivity. Even Alexander Kanoldt and Schutt's friend Mac Zimmermann had "decisive influence" on Schutt's work.

In the 50s of the 20th century, "strongly colored, two-dimensional and very reduced tempera works , with which the draftsman , who until then was strongly bound to the line", "developed (new) possibilities of expression by means of color." In addition to realistic picture designs many of the motifs at this time also had some surreal features. Schütte's formal language remains realistic, his work is unaffected by the zeitgeist of abstraction .

The 70s of the 20th century are characterized by a recourse to the landscape as a motif, with the addition of the idea of environmental problems .

Motifs

In addition to landscapes, street views, interiors and portraits of girls and women , the motif of the prostitutes , his so-called frivolous girls or scenes in the brothel and motifs of the Threepenny Opera ran through the entire work.

techniques

In the course of his artistic work, Schütt used the following techniques: pencil and pen drawings , etchings , oil paintings , heliogravure , tempera , watercolor and woodcuts .

Catalog raisonné

A catalog raisonné of Schütts is the subject of the 2005 dissertation by Sonny Kaiser – Laznicka, which was accepted under the title The painter and graphic artist Franz Theodor Schütt (1908–1990) at the Goethe University in Frankfurt / Main .

Evaluation of the work

Franz Theodor Schütt “created an extensive and independent work”, whereby he was “not innovative” but “very versatile”. His realism was not to be understood as a “biting accusation”, but “rather a subliminal criticism” with which he criticized “the vanity and ruthlessness of the people”, whereby he felt “with the weaker of our society”. "There was a melancholy tenor in many of his works, " which Schütt identifies as "a descendant of the late Expressionists", "who understood their art as an enlightening medium."

Appreciations

Schütt received numerous recognition through awards and solo exhibitions; his works are represented in numerous museums .

estate

Part of the preserved artistic estate is in the Pomeranian State Museum , Greifswald , another part was acquired by the state capital Wiesbaden.

Exhibitions

(Selection)

Solo exhibitions

Participation in exhibitions

  • 1955: Participation in the Great Art Exhibition in Munich
  • 1972: Participation in the Great Art Exhibition in Munich
  • 1973: Participation in the Great Art Exhibition in Munich
  • 2014: Exhibition by the REAL group

Catalogs

Reinhard Müller-Mehlis  : Franz Theodor Schütt - Painting - Graphics , Nassauischer Kunstverein, 1979. 50 pages. ISBN 978-3-940099-38-9

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Wiesbadener Stadtlexikon, Wiesbaden 2016, ISBN 3-8062-2584-2
  2. ↑ a b c d Sonny Kaiser-Laznicka: The painter and graphic artist Franz Theodor Schütt (1908–1990), 3 vol., Dissertation, Frankfurt / Main, 2005
  3. ↑ a b c d e Grafikbrief.de
  4. ↑ a b c d e LOT-TISSIMO art auction platform
  5. ^ Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden
  6. ↑ Wiesbadener Tagblatt , edition January 18, 2014: Wiesbadener Kunstarche shows works of the group REAL  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.wiesbadener-tagblatt.de  
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SURNAME Schütt, Franz Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schuett, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, graphic artist and sculptor in the style of New Objectivity and Late Expressionism
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 1990
Place of death Wiesbaden