Grete Schmedes
Grete Schmedes (also Margarete Schmedes , born October 1, 1889 in Breslau , † July 1, 1985 in Berlin ) was a German graphic artist and illustrator.
Life
Schmedes studied at the Royal School of Arts and Crafts in Breslau with Max Wislicenus and Karl Hanusch and in Berlin with Emil Orlik . As a freelance artist, she was in Breslau from 1922 and in Berlin from 1934. She liked the woodcut . She had illustrated several books for Sophie Reinheimer .
Grete Schmedes was a member of the German Association of Artists .
literature
- Wagner, Margarete: Grete Schmedes , In: Grete Schmedes, graphics - Hans Zimbal , painting . Exhibition folder, Berlin 1973
- Silesian Museum in Görlitz: knife, burin, pen . Exhibition catalog, Görlitz 2000
Individual evidence
- ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Full members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Schmedes, Grete ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 January 22, 2016)
Web links
- Literature by and about Grete Schmedes in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmedes, Grete |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmedes, Margarete |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1985 |
| Place of death | Berlin |