Gertrud Bürgers-Laurenz
Gertrud Bürgers-Laurenz (born September 1, 1874 in Hanover ; † August 21, 1959 in Dachau ) was a German painter.
Life and artistic work
Characteristic of her work are numerous portraits that are stylistically strongly influenced by her teachers Franz Skarbina and Hugo von Habermann . Laurenz studied at the academies in Berlin, Munich and Karlsruhe. She met her husband, the painter Felix Bürgers , in the studio of Ludwig Schmid-Reutte (Karlsruhe) . The two married in Dachau in 1904 . The couple was a co-founder of the Dachau artist group . Her house at Herzog-Albrecht-Strasse 1 (now 12) became the meeting point for artists in the city on the Amper. For many years it was a dormitory for people with disabilities. The villa has been in private hands since 2014.
After the death of her husband, she moved from Dachau and lived in her hometown of Hanover in the Waldheim district .
Works (selection)
- A Dachau farmer in festive costume. Oil / cardboard 65x49
- Two children playing with a bird cage, oil / canvas. 69x89
literature
- Carl Thiemann : Memories of a Dachau Painter, Dachau o. J., p. 21.
- Ottilie Thiemann-Stoedtner: The Dachau painter Felix Bürgers, in: Das Amperland 1971 / H. 7, pp. 149-152.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bürgers-Laurenz, Gertrud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laurenz, Gertrud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1959 |
| Place of death | Dachau |