Gerd Boehme
Gerd Böhme (born August 29, 1899 in Dresden ; † March 25, 1978 there ) was a German painter .
Life
Gerd Böhme was the son of a train driver. From 1915 he completed an apprenticeship as a lithographer. From 1919 to 1923 he attended the Applied Arts Academy in Dresden and from 1923 to 1926 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts with Richard Müller , Otto Gussmann and Otto Dix . Since 1927 he has lived as a freelance painter in Dresden. He was a member of the Dresden Secession in 1932 . After 1933, some of his works were rated as " degenerate art " and confiscated or destroyed. In 1933 he left the Dresden Secession. Much of his work was destroyed in the air raids on Dresden . Gerd Böhme was married to Hilde Böhme and lived in Dresden- Dölzschen until his death . His grave and that of his wife are in the Dölzschen cemetery .
plant
Inspired by Expressionism, Böhme began working on socially critical issues and urban landscapes. The influence of his teacher Otto Dix can be seen in Boehme's nude drawings. His expressionist lithographs appeared around 1920, including the series "Strindbergs Rausch". He later painted street views, portraits, still lifes and animal watercolors. After 1945 he turned to non-representational works in watercolor. As breadwork, he carried out wall painting , e.g. B. in the former Milchbar Dresden in the Weißen Gasse (animal motifs, today painted over or destroyed).
literature
- Karin Müller-Kelwing: The Dresden Secession 1932 - A group of artists in the field of tension between art and politics . Hildesheim (and others) 2010, also: Dissertation, TU Dresden 2008, ISBN 978-3-487-14397-2 , pp. 194, 364.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böhme, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1978 |
| Place of death | Dresden |