Hans Werner Schmidt (painter)
Hans Werner Schmidt (born October 6, 1859 in Hamburg , † May 31, 1950 in Weimar ) was a German painter , illustrator and etcher . Mainly he created historical pictures of past and contemporary events.
Schmidt grew up as the son of a family of craftsmen in Hamburg and began studying at the art school in Weimar in 1879 . As a student of the painters Albert Brendel and Theodor Hagen , he was appointed master class in 1885 and professor in 1903 . Many of his history paintings deal with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's life as well as important events in the history of the city of Weimar.
literature
- Christian Welzbacher: Edwin Redslob : Biography of an incorrigible idealist. Matthes & Seitz, Berlin, 2009, p. 452.
Web links
- Hans W. Schmidt in Artnet
- Article on the 65th anniversary of Hans W. Schmidt's death in the Thuringian General
- Information about Hans W. Schmidt in the Mehlis auction house
- Hans Werner Schmidt on kunst-und-kultur.de; accessed on October 17, 2018
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| SURNAME | Schmidt, Hans Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, illustrator and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1950 |
| Place of death | Weimar |