Gerhard Wedepohl

Illustration to the ballad "Der Knabe im Moor" by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

Gerhard Wedepohl (* 1893 in Schönebeck near Bremen ; † April 1930 in Bremen ) was a German painter , draftsman , etcher and illustrator . He studied with Johann Vincenz Cissarz and Alexander Eckener at the Stuttgart Academy . His motifs were mainly landscapes, his works can be assigned to the so-called Heimatstil . Wedepohl became known for his series of drawings of individual cities (Alt-Minden, Alt-Herford, Bielefeld, Melle, Münster, Osnabrück, Ravensberg and others). He worked with Ludwig Bäte on several book projects .

Works (selection)

Osnabrück (10 pen drawings), Osnabrück 1925;
From Alt-Minden-Ravensberg (20 pen drawings), Gütersloh o. J.
Bevensen with Medingen (10 pen drawings), Friedr. Schäffer, Bevensen n.d. [around 1924]

Illustrated books:

Ludwig Bäte , With us in winter, Verlag JB Holzwarth, Bad Rothenfelde 1919 .;
Ludwig Bäte, The book from the German rectory. Ibid. 1920;
Rest on the hike. A summer gift from German poets. Ibid. 1920;
From days gone by. Poems from nature and life by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff . Verlag Hermann A. Wiechmann, Munich 1922.

personal data
SURNAME	Wedepohl, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter, draftsman, etcher and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH	1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schönebeck near Bremen
DATE OF DEATH	April 1930
Place of death	Bremen