Georg Gresko
Georg Gresko (born February 7, 1920 in Berlin-Wedding ; † July 28, 1962 in Hamburg ) was a German painter and graphic artist .
life and work
Already in 1934 Gresko became an evening student with the painter Otto Nagel . From 1936 he began an apprenticeship in glass painting . Gresko spent the first post-war years in Berlin , where in 1949 he organized self-help for artists that sold prints at low prices. In 1952 he was awarded the art prize of the city of Berlin and took over a lectureship at the master school for graphics and book trade in Berlin.
In 1957, Hans-Werner von Oppen brought Gresko to the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HfbK) as a lecturer and took over the graphics class. In 1960 he was appointed professor there. Together with Horst Janssen and Paul Wunderlich , professors at the HfbK like himself, he was part of a group of friends of Hamburg artists. His best-known students include the painters and graphic artists Bruno Bruni and Wolfgang Oppermann .
literature
- Carl Vogel : Georg Gresko: printmaking . Catalog for the exhibition in the club house of the Deutsche BP , Hamburg 1982
- Carl Vogel: Georg Gresko 1920–1962, memorial exhibition . Overbeck Society , 1967
- Gottfried Sello: Art calendar about the exhibition in the Overbeck Society in 1967
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gresko, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin-Wedding |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1962 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |