Fritz Haid
Fritz Haid (born April 12, 1906 in Munich ; † May 1, 1985 ibid) was a German miniature painter, draftsman and watercolor painter.
Life
His father Johannes Haid from Augsburg was an engineer for hydropower plants. His mother was the blacksmith's daughter Marie Wanger from Krumbach . Haid had two brothers.
At the age of 14, Haid expressed the desire to devote himself to painting. His father decided that he should follow in his footsteps. In 1921/22, Haid attended both semesters of the day school for building craftsmen and then five semesters of the Bavarian State Building School in Munich, which he completed on February 18, 1927 after learning the mason trade at the Karl Stöhr company . During this time, his earliest works based on nature were created, including his works from the Altmühltalat the age of 19. At the age of 21, Haid got a job as a civil engineer in the structural engineering department in the Innwerk zu Töging and worked there until December 31, 1929. On January 2, 1930, he entered the service of the "Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft" as a technical aspirant and later became a director. This resulted in handwritten railway books, which are among his works. He married his first wife, Eleonore Groeger, on September 14, 1931. From 1933 to 1939 he was seconded to the Reichsautobahndirektion in Munich. On December 28, 1934, Josephine Mehlan - his first wife's sister - became his second wife.
After the outbreak of World War II, he was first transferred to the Poznan Railway Directorate and then to Mykolaiv in the Soviet Union . Numerous drawings were also made at this time. As a soldier he served in Munich and Höxter an der Weser in 1944 and 1945 , where he later met his third wife, Elfriede Becker, whom he married on February 10, 1971 in Munich. He was released from American captivity on July 29, 1945. Hundreds of his works were lost as a result of the bombing and looting of the furniture recovery site in Föhring . For health reasons, he had to give up rail service in 1946.
He began painting the "miniature landscape watercolors". From 1958 to 1962 charcoal and brush drawings followed, the tree leaves, whereby he gave preference to willow, which earned him the name "Weidenfritz". In 1960 his second wife Josephine Mehlan died. His travels through Europe followed. This resulted in his oil paintings as well as 33 sketchbooks and 57 church works.
On October 13, 1966, an exhibition of his works began in the Munich City Museum , which was extended until January 8, 1967. Another exhibition followed.
His paintings and drawings are documented in the seven-part book series Fritz Haid - Drawings and watercolors from my life's work , which the artist self-published between 1978 and 1981.
literature
- Fritz Haid: Drawings and watercolors from my life's work . 7 volumes, print: Bartels & Co., Munich 1978–1981
- Munich City Museum: Fritz Haid. A Munich vedute painter shows 200 drawings and aqualels from three decades . City Museum, Munich 1966.
- The art and the beautiful home . Issue 9/1968
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haid, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German miniature painter, draftsman and watercolor painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1985 |
| Place of death | Munich |