Heinrich Geissler (art historian)

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Heinrich Geissler (* 1927 in Obernigk ; † 1990 ) was a German art historian .

Heinrich Geissler studied art history and received his doctorate from the University of Freiburg in 1960 .

He worked for the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart for many years , where he was in charge of the graphic collection . He was a recognized figure in the field of German graphics, particularly early modern German drawing. Heinrich Geissler was very active until his death, he suddenly died on a business trip.

Publications

  • Draftsman at the Württemberg court around 1600 . In: Yearbook of the State Art Collections in Baden-Württemberg 6, 1969, pp. 79–126.
  • Christoph Schwarz . Dissertation Freiburg 1970.
  • Max Seidel (ed.): Mathis Gothart Nithart Grünewald , the Isenheimer Altar , Heinrich Geissler, Bernhard Saran, Joseph Harnest , Adalbert Mischlewski, preface Oto Bihalji-Merin , Belser, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-7630-1568-X [licensed edition German Book Association 1981; Special edition 1990, ISBN 3-7630-1249-4 ; Special edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-7630-2515-2 ; Special edition 2012, ISBN 978-3-7630-2620-3 ]
  • Jakob Bräckle on his 80th birthday. Exhibition in the municipal collections, Braith Mali Museum , Biberach an der Riss, November 6 - December 31, 1977 , Biberach an der Riss: Municipal collections 1977
  • Werner Höll . Collages 1965-1978 ; [Exhibition at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart December 9, 1978 - January 7, 1979], Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie 1978
  • Drawing in Germany. German draftsman 1540–1640; Catalog for the exhibition December 1, 1979 - February 17, 1980 , Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Graphische Sammlung Vol. 1 1979; Vol. 2 1980 DNB 550591729 .
  • Masterpieces of old prints from the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. For the 100th birthday of the founder Max Kade . Exhibition of the graphic collection of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, December 9, 1982 - February 13, 1983 at the Stuttgarter Galerieverein eV, Stuttgart: Stuttgarter Galerieverein 1982
  • Drawings from the 15th to 18th centuries. Masterpieces from the graphic collection ; Exhibition at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 10 March - 10 June 1984, Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie, Graphic Collection 1984
  • Otto Fischer . Art scholar and museum man 1886–1948 , exhibition at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (Alte Staatsgalerie), 20.3. - 11.5.1986, Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie, Graphic Collection 1986
  • Drawing and drawing in the German southwest 1500–1630 . In: The Renaissance in the German Southwest , catalog of the exhibition “The Renaissance in the German Southwest between the Reformation and the Thirty Years War” in the Heidelberg Castle June 21 - October 19, 1986, 2 volumes, Karlsruhe: Badisches Landesmuseum 1986, ISBN 3-923132-08 -5
  • Evidence of ostracized art in Germany 1933–1945 , [ed. State Gallery Stuttgart. Organization and editorial work: Heinrich Geissler]. Edition Cantz, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-922608-60-4
  • Image cycles. Evidence of ostracized art in Germany 1933–1945 , exhibition at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Graphic Collection, June 28 - August 16, 1987, [organization and editorial work: Heinrich Geissler], Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie 1987
  • German drawings from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. Inventory catalog , ed. State Gallery Stuttgart, Graphic Collection. Edited by Hans-Martin Kaulbach. With contributions by Guido Messling and texts by Heinrich Geissler, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7757-1910-0

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Hermann Kissling : The lower Salvatorkapelle. A drawing by the Gmünder painter Christoph Friedel from 1622 . In: Einhorn-Jahrbuch 1993, p. 135.
personal data
SURNAME Geissler, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian
DATE OF BIRTH 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Obernigk
DATE OF DEATH 1990