Hans Michaelson

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Johannes "Hans" Michaelson (born November 17, 1872 in Hettstedt (near Halle an der Saale ); died 1954 / July 15, 1955 / July 15, 1959 in Guayaquil ) was a German painter .

Life

Hans Michaelson was probably born in Hettstedt on November 17, 1872, the son of the Jewish merchants Franz (born 1840) and Isa (born approx. 1850, née Behrens) Michaelson . He had two younger siblings, Elsbeth (born 1876) and Paul (born 1879).

After studying with Ludwig Schmid-Reutte in Munich , he continued his artistic training at the Berlin Art Academy until 1908/1909 .

On April 23, 1910 he married the painter Else Henriette Angerstein (born April 10, 1881 in Berlin ; † June 17, 1976 in Guayaquil ).

In 1914 he exhibited in Paul Cassirer's art salon . From 1916 to 1917 Michaelson participated in three exhibitions at the Berlin Secession . He was also a guest of the November group . In 1927 he co-founded the artist group Die Sieben . According to the art critic Juan Castro y Velásquez, his style at that time is attributed to Fauvism and Impressionism .

During the seizure action " Degenerate Art " of the Nazis in 1937 and Michaelson's paintings chorus confiscated from the Berlin city possession.

On October 15, 1939, Michaelson emigrated to Ecuador because of his Jewish origins to protect against racist persecution by the National Socialists . The emigration succeeded with the help of the son of the Ecuadorian ambassador in Berlin, Miguel Angel de Ycaza Gomez - he was Hans Michaelson's student. Hans arrived in Ecuador in 1940 with his wife Else. Shortly after the Michaelsons escaped, the Gestapo broke into the apartment at 25 Charlottenburger Ufer in Berlin and confiscated the couple's property. Only a few pieces of jewelry could be brought to safety from the Gestapo as they were hidden in small hollowed out plaster sculptures that were made for this purpose. A few smaller paintings and drawings were also brought to safety by Miguel Angel de Ycaza Gomez; they were later found in Ecuador.

In Guayaquil he teaches at the art school, the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Guayaquil . Here u. a. Araceli Gilbert , Enrique Tábara and Theo Constante among his students. The date of his death is unclear, but he certainly died in Guayaquil and was buried there.

Today it is the subject of research on the Lost Generation .

Exhibitions

  • 1912 & 1913 Exhibition of Jury Free Art Show Berlin, Berlin.
  • March 1914: Paul Cassirer Art Salon , Berlin.
  • 1916 & 1917 several times at exhibitions of the Berlin Secession , Berlin.
  • 1916 & 1919 exhibition Juryfrei Kunstschau Berlin, Berlin.
  • 1922–1930 almost annually in: Juryfrei Kunstschau Berlin, Berlin.
  • 1927 4th exhibition of Moritz Stern's art collection; Group exhibition The Seven at the Alfred Heller Art Salon, Berlin.
  • 2008: Hans Michaelson (1872-1954). Paintings and drawings, Bayer Gallery and Irene Lehr art dealers, Bietigheim-Bissingen and Berlin.
  • 2010: Hans Michaelson redescubierto , MAAC, Guayaquil. (Retrospective exhibition with 235 works.)

Works (selection)

  • Dorfstrasse (Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Prussian Cultural Heritage, Inv. No. A II 211), 1917, 66 × 70 cm, canvas on cardboard.
  • Equestrian Society (The Collections - Oska Kokoschka Center, University of Applied Arts, 4649 / B), undated, 74 × 73 cm, canvas.

Catalogs

  • Hans Michaelson 1872–1954. Paintings, drawings. Galerie Bayer, Bietigheim-Bissingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-930742-14-1 (exhibition catalog).
  • Hans Michaelson redescubierto. Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo MAAC, Guayaquil 2010. (Exhibition catalog, curator: Juan Castro y Velázquez).

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michaelson, Hans . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930, p. 507 .
  2. ^ A b c Martin Schmidt: On the opening of the exhibition by Hans Michaelson (1872–1954) from February 22 to March 28, 2008 . In: Irene Lehr Kunsthandel (ed.): Leaflet . Berlin February 22, 2008.
  3. ↑ a b c Rudolf Bayer: Hans Michaelson (1872–1954). Paintings and drawings . Ed .: Galerie Bayer. Bietigheim-Bissingen 2008.
  4. ↑ a b c d Synagogue Eisleben - Family Group Sheet. Eisleben Synagogue, accessed on November 9, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e f Juan Castro y Velázquez: Hans Michaelson redescubierto. Del 9 de julio al 8 de agosto 2010. Guayaquil . Ed .: Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo MAAC. Guayaquil 2010.
  6. ^ Christoph Wilhelmi: Artist groups in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since 1900. A manual. Hauswedell, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-7762-0400-1 , p. 284.
  7. ↑ Hans Michaelson | Biography, literature, museums | Gallery Schüller Munich. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b c Un redescubrimiento de Hans Michaelson. In: eluniverso.com. El Universo , July 8, 2010, accessed October 29, 2019 (Spanish).
  9. ^ Database on the confiscation inventory of the "Degenerate Art" campaign. In: Research Center “Degenerate Art”, FU Berlin . Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
  10. ^ A b Paintings in Museums - Germany, Austria, Switzerland Online. In: degruyter.com. de Gruyter, accessed December 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Michaelson, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Michaelson, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Hettstedt
DATE OF DEATH 1954
Place of death Guayaquil