Georg Rasel

Georg Rasel (born January 13, 1882 in Cosel , Upper Silesia , † February 2, 1945 in Döbeln , Saxony ) was a German painter, graphic artist and draftsman .

Georg Rasel was a famous artist in Silesia and, along with Hugo Ulbrich, particularly known for his pen drawings . He studied from 1903 to 1906 at the Royal School of Arts and Crafts (from 1911 Art Academy ) in Breslau ( Lower Silesia ) and received a Silesian scholarship for an artistic stay in Rome .

Rasel worked in Upper Silesia and Breslau, near which he lived. He painted Silesian motifs, landscapes and architecture . He worked for various publishers, but in 1929 was also the author of his own portfolio with drawings of Silesian Schrothholzkirchen . He created hundreds of postcard designs and book illustrations.

At the end of World War II , Rasel and his wife fled Wroclaw from the Russian army in January 1945. The flight, however, overworked the 63-year-old so much that he died of a heart attack on February 2 in Döbeln, Saxony .

literature

• Herbert sample: Georg Rasel. Life picture of an Upper Silesian artist from the city of Cosel / OS . Self-published
• Hans Hünefeld: Georg Rasel (1882-1945). Life picture of an Upper Silesian artist . In: “Messages from the Beuthener Geschichts- und Museumsverein”, issue 31/33 (1969/71), Dortmund 1970

Web links

• Literature by and about Georg Rasel in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
• Georg Rasel on the 60th anniversary of his death , in: "Oberschlesien" from February 10, 2005 (PDF file; 491 kB)
• Holy knowledge . Decorative painting by Georg Rasel, Breslau 1918