Fritz Albert Schmidtke

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Fritz Albert Schmidtke (born February 22, 1885 in Königsberg i. Pr. , † March 15, 1975 in Braunschweig ) was a German lithographer and graphic artist.

Life

Pregelstrasse in Koenigsberg (1906); Pencil on cardboard

Training as a lithographer, then attending the Königsberg Art Academy (lessons with Ludwig Dettmann ). From 1906 worked as a lithographer, draftsman and graphic artist at "Graphische Kunstanstalten" in Berlin and Leipzig. 1909 relocation to Braunschweig. There until 1945 freelance worker and employee of graphic art institutions and publishing houses and since 1945 freelance work as a commercial artist. His artistic work consists mainly of drawings, prints and watercolors. Exhibition of his works in the Städtisches Museum Braunschweig 1997 and in the German-Russian House Kaliningrad 2011.

literature

Heike Hümme: Fritz Schmidtke (1885–1975). Lithographs, drawings, watercolors. Work reports - Publications of the Städtisches Museum Braunschweig, 1997.

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personal data
SURNAME Schmidtke, Fritz Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lithographer and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Koenigsberg i. Pr.
DATE OF DEATH March 15, 1975
Place of death Braunschweig