Hans Theodor Hallier

Hans Theodor Teruhiko Hallier (born July 26, 1908 in Tokyo , † June 2, 1982 in Heiligenrode ) was a German painter.

biography

Hallier was the eldest son of the philologist and rector of the military academy in Tokyo and author of the German-Japanese dictionary, Emil Hallier and the painter and daughter of the painter Theodor Hagen , Maria Emilie Hallier, née. Hagen. He came from a family from which several painters emerged. His mother gave painting and drawing lessons, including for the later Japanese Tennō Hirohito .

From 1921 Hallier lived with his grandmother in Weimar . He made his Abitur at the secondary school in Weimar. From 1930 to 1936 he attended the Weimar Art Academy and was a master student of Alexander Olbricht and Klemm. In between he worked as a designer and eraser at the Fürstenberg porcelain manufactory . From 1940 to 1945 he had to serve as a soldier in World War II and that is how he came to Bremen . He lived in Bremen- Walle at Ritter Raschenplatz and since 1952 in Mittelbüren .

In and around Bremen he was a sought-after painter. He created numerous views in oils and watercolors , including the landscape of Mittelbürener . When the village was given up because of the steelworks and the Mittelbüren power station , he moved to Bremen- Grambke . His creative achievements deteriorated and he lived in very modest circumstances. In Heiligenrode near Stuhr , where he last lived, he created other noteworthy Impressionist landscapes.

Works (selection)

• Easter gate at night
• Sunflowers in the garden
• Winter road
• autumn
• Various flower motifs on Fürstenberg porcelain

literature

• Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .