Hans Böttcher (artist)
Hans Böttcher (born September 9, 1897 in Berlin ; † December 25, 1986 there ) was a painter , graphic artist and illustrator whose work is strongly influenced by Expressionism .
Life
Hans Böttcher was self-taught, but took painting technique lessons from Gustav Richter and received instruction in graphic techniques from Karl Böhm. From 1919 Böttcher worked in Berlin as a freelance painter, graphic artist and illustrator. From 1925 to 1933 he was a member of the Reich Association of Visual Artists and the Association of Visual Artists in Berlin. During this time he took part in numerous exhibitions, such as the jury-free art show , the exhibitions of the art asylum of Käthe Hyan (wife of Hans Hyan ), the anti-war museum of Ernst Friedrich and the Arbeitserkunstverein (together with his friend Otto Nail ).
Böttcher went on extensive study trips to southern France and Brazil. After the National Socialists seized power in 1933, he was banned from working . During the Second World War, hundreds of his oil paintings and over three thousand drawings were destroyed in a bombing. In 1945 Böttcher was one of the first artists in Berlin to try to rebuild the city's ruined cultural life. He joined the then Berlin culture collective, which also included Max Pechstein and Otto Möller , and took part in its exhibitions.
Böttcher's work was strongly influenced by expressionist painting until the Second World War . He painted colorful landscapes, still lifes and religious subjects.
After 1945, Böttcher oriented himself towards different styles such as Cubism , Informel or abstract painting and Surrealism . His works were exhibited in 1964 in the art cabinet at the Schillertheater and in 1973 in the Graphothek Berlin.
To the work
Works by Böttcher are in various public collections in Berlin, including the New National Gallery , the Berlin Museum , the Berlinische Galerie (State Museum for Modern Art, Photography and Architecture) and the New National Gallery Berlin, as well as in private ownership.
Exhibitions
- 2018/2019: passion for art. The Dr. Ina-Maria Reuss , Wetterau Museum , Friedberg / Hessen
literature
- Michaela Lorenc-Suhrcke: Böttcher, Hans . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 1 : A-D . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1953, p. 251 .
- Hans Böttcher (artist) . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 12, Saur, Munich a. a. 1995, ISBN 3-598-22752-3 , p. 207.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böttcher, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German late expressionist painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1986 |
| Place of death | Berlin |