George Mosson

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Tulips in a vase, 1912

George Mosson (born February 2, 1851 in Aix-en-Provence , † September 3, 1933 in Berlin ) was a Franco-German painter and draftsman and founding member of the Berlin Secession . He was best known as a painter of flower still lifes, he also painted landscapes and portraits.

life and work

Jury for the exhibition of the Berlin Secession, 1908, with George Mosson (sixth from left, standing). (Also from left: Fritz Klimsch , August Gaul , Walter Leistikow , Hans Baluschek , Paul Cassirer , Max Slevogt (sitting), Max Kruse (standing), Max Liebermann (sitting), Emil Rudolf Weiß (standing), Lovis Corinth (standing) )

Mosson was born in Aix-en-Provence in southern France in 1851 . At the age of 14 he came to Berlin in 1865 and completed his school education here. His artistic training began with studying at the Berlin Academy with Carl Steffeck and Hermann Freese , then he went to the Weimar Art School. From 1884 Mosson exhibited in Berlin.

In 1892 George Mosson was a co-founder of the " Vereinigung der XI " and in 1898 a founding member of the Berlin Secession , which had come together to protest against German academy art. After the Secession split in 1913, he joined the Free Secession with Max Liebermann , Max Slevogt and others , and he was also a member of the German Association of Artists . Mosson died in Berlin on September 3, 1933.

gallery

  • Märkische Landschaft, 1915

  • Interior with a table set with champagne glasses, fruits and summer asters, 1919

  • Flower still life with amaryllis, 1928

  • Rose vase, 1932

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Full members of the Deutscher Künstlerbund since it was founded in 1903 / Mosson, George ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on November 19, 2015)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de

literature

  • Rudolf Pfefferkorn: The Berlin Secession: An Epoch of German Art History. Haude & Spenersche Verlagbuchhandlung, Berlin 1972; ISBN 3-7759-0150-7

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personal data
SURNAME Mosson, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franco-German painter and draftsman and founding member of the Berlin Secession
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Aix-en-Provence
DATE OF DEATH September 3, 1933
Place of death Berlin