Gerhard Ester
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Gerhard Friedrich Ester , also Gerd Ester (born May 23, 1939 in Padua ; † March 30, 2018 ), was an air painter , restorer and illustrator.
life and work
At the age of 17, Ester began training as a church painter and gilder. He completed his knowledge as an employee of a church painter and an artist as well as a restorer. From 1965 he worked as a freelance painter and restorer. He created interior and exterior frescoes on churches and other buildings and also restored many works of art. Facades designed by Ester can be found e.g. B. at Klepperhaus and Haus Lang in Oberammergau as well as in Partenkirchen at the inn "Zum Rassn".
He lived in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Ester was one of the few painters who still used the traditional fresco technique . He created the illustrations for Andreas M. Bräus book Culinary Stories from Werdenfelser Land .
Web links
- Illustration of Saint Martin by Gerhard Ester on www.medien-verlag.de , p. 15
- One of the last Lüftlmaler on www.kna-bild.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary notice
- ↑ Carolin Reiber mingling with the people , December 13, 2012 on www.merkur.de
- ↑ Helmut Hüfner, Poetry and Pictures. Alpine wall painting , Husum 2005, ISBN 978-3-898761529 , p. 119
- ↑ Dr. Bernhard evening: Baedeker travel guide Upper Bavaria. Mair Dumont DE, 2016, ISBN 978-3-829-79361-2 , p. 345 ( limited preview in Google book search)
- ↑ A fabulous reading pleasure from Werdenfelser Land at www.literaturportal-bayern.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ester, Gerhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ester, Gerhard Friedrich (full name); Ester, Gerd (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lüftlmaler, restorer and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Padua |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 2018 |