Gustav Deppe

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Gustav Deppe (born September 12, 1913 in Essen , † September 1, 1999 in Witten ) was a German painter who mainly painted abstract industrial landscapes.

From 1930 to 1933 he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule Dortmund under Walter Herricht and Max Guggenberger . Deppe finally settled in Witten in 1936. The Second World War took him to Norway and Finland, among others . In 1948 he was a co-founder of the artist group “ Junge westen ” and from 1952 a member of the German Association of Artists . From 1953 to 1977 he also taught at this school, now called Werkkunstschule Dortmund. From 1973 to 1977 he held a professorship in the design department at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences .

Awards

  • 1955: Wilhelm Morgner Prize
  • 1988: Honorary Prize from the Witten Art and Culture Fund

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kunstlex.de
  2. ↑ Vollmer, Volume I (AD), page 546
  3. ↑ kunstmarkt.com: “young west” celebrates its 60th birthday
  4. ↑ a b german-modern-art.com
  5. ↑ wilhelm-morgner-preis.de
  6. ^ Gallery Frank Schlag & Cie.
personal data
SURNAME Deppe, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH eat
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1999
Place of death Witten