Gustav Behre

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Gustav Behre (born September 1, 1903 in Dalhausen , † 1973 in Beverungen ) was a German painter and graphic artist.

Live and act

Behre studied 1924/25 at the State Art Academy in Düsseldorf and from 1925 to 1928 at the vocational education institute in Cologne at the Cologne factory schools . This was followed by teaching activities at the crafts schools in Düsseldorf and Limburg / Lahn, as well as study trips to France, Italy and Denmark.

Behre specialized in the landscape painting of his East Westphalian homeland, the Rhineland, the Taunus and the Chiemsee, mostly with a dramatic nature staging ("Weser landscape with withdrawing thunderstorm" and "After the storm"). In addition, still lifes and city pictures were created.

Works

The art collection of the city of Limburg includes: "Alte Fahrgasse Limburg", "Limburg", "Summer day in the mountains", "Still life - autumn bouquet" and "Summer landscape".

Fonts

  • Font, color and shape in advertising design . Georg Callwey Publishing House, Munich, 1936
  • Painting, graphics, writing in the practice of advertising design . Gröner, Ulm-Söflingen, 1953
  • Tourism advertising, successfully designed . Gröner, Ulm-Söflingen, 1954
  • [together with Karl Gröner]: The writer painter. Trade journal for the type painter and all professions involved in type design . Issue 1–12, 1951.
  • Font in the typographic design . In: Graphische Jahrbücher 54, 1933, pp. 193–196.
  • The font in the typographic design . In: Graphische Jahrbücher 59, 1938, pp. 213–215.

literature

  • Hans Vollmer : General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century . Vol. 1, EA Seemann, Leipzig, 1953, p. 157.
  • Der Kunsthandel , vol. 59, 1967, issue 10, p. 26.
  • Hans Tombrock: Gustav Behre: painter and graphic artist . Beverungen (Weser), 1972.
  • Günter Meißner (Ed.): General artist lexicon. The visual artists of all times and peoples . Vol. 8, KG Saur, Munich / Leipzig 1994, p. 311.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans Tombrock: Gustav Behre: painter and graphic artist . Beverungen (Weser), 1972
personal data
SURNAME Behave, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Dalhausen
DATE OF DEATH 1973
Place of death Beverungen