Frieda Kretschmann-Winckelmann

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Self portrait

Frieda Kretschmann-Winckelmann (born October 23, 1870 in Berlin ; † 1939 or 1940) was a German painter, graphic artist and sculptor.

Life and works

Sophie Koner , portrait of Elfriede Kretschmann-Winckelmann .

Frieda Kretschmann-Winckelmann received her training as a graphic designer from Käthe Kollwitz and went on study trips to Paris and London . From 1904 she took part in exhibitions in Munich and Berlin. Around 1916 she also began making sculptures; as a sculptor she was initially self-taught. She learned wood carving from Ludwig Kunstmann around 1922 . Thieme-Becker describes the style of her wood carvings as coarse and appropriate to the material.

In Dresden in 1921 she exhibited two portrait busts, in Berlin in 1926 four portrait busts, including a portrait of Kollwitz, and carved nativity scenes. Until 1935 she taught at the VdBK painting school ; to whose members she belonged from 1901 to 1937. In 1930 she was deputy chairwoman of the VdBK, in 1931 chairwoman, from 1936 she was a member of the advisory board.

Web links

Commons : Frieda Kretschmann-Winckelmann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The year of death 1933 can be found at www.kunsthalle-bielefeld.de . B. stated on www.artnet.de , 1940 is mentioned on art Genealogie .
  2. ↑ In addition to sources that take the view that Frieda Kretschmann-Winckelmann had the maiden name Kretschmann, there is also a statement from 1912 - albeit with a spelling mistake - in which the painter is referred to as a fräulein with double names: R. Mosse : Exhibition The woman at home and at work ... Berlin 1912, February 24 to March 24, exhibition halls at the zoological garden . R. Mosse, 1912, p. 269 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  3. ↑ Frieda Kretschmann-Winckelmann, forgotten, unknown and unloved , March 31, 2015 on gerrie-thefriendlyghost.blogspot.de
  4. ↑ Kretschmann-Winckelmann, Frieda at www.susannebauer.com
personal data
SURNAME Kretschmann-Winckelmann, Frieda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kretschmann, Frieda (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 1939 or 1940