Gustav Henselmann
Gustav Henselmann (born January 18, 1888 in Offenburg , † January 25, 1964 in Säckingen ) was a German painter.
Gustav Henselmann was a son of the church and art painter Fidelius Henselmann (1837–1951), his younger brothers Albert Henselmann (1890–1974) and Willy Henselmann (1896–1973) also worked as painters. From 1910 he studied at the Karlsruhe Art Academy . In 1922 he made book illustrations for nine volumes of the Schnitter books. Gustav Henselmann worked as a painter in Säckingen am Hochrhein, where he worked as an art teacher at the Scheffel-Gymnasium , and mainly painted pictures of the landscape there and of the Hotzenwald . In 1948/49 he exposed the frescoes in the tea house in Säckingen . He was honorary chairman of the town music of Säckingen, whose club flag he designed in 1955. In 1965 an exhibition of his works took place in the Hochrheinmuseum in Säckingen.
Works by Gustav Henselmann are in the Augustinermuseum in Freiburg im Breisgau , in the Museum in the Ritterhaus in Offenburg and in the Hochrheinmuseum in Bad Säckingen .
literature
- Albert Henselmann, Caspar Henselmann. Museum im Ritterhaus, Städtische Galerie im Spitalspeicher, Offenburg, August 28 to December 31, 1994. Offenburg 1994.
- Margret Zimmermann: paintings of the 19th and 20th centuries. Inventory catalog. Augustinermuseum Freiburg. Freiburg im Breisgau 2004.
Individual evidence
- ^ Volumes of the Schnitter books with drawings by Gustav Henselmann at the German National Library .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henselmann, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Offenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1964 |
| Place of death | Bad Säckingen |