Heinrich Gottselig
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Heinrich Gottselig (born April 11, 1884 in Oświęcim , † June 20, 1935 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a portrait and landscape painter of Jewish descent who worked in Germany and Russia.
Gottselig began his training as a decorative painter at the Frankfurt School of Applied Arts. Soon the director Ferdinand Luthmer recognized Gottselig's special talent and advised him to switch to the Städel Art Institute.
Gottselig studied painting from 1901 in Wilhelm Amandus Beer's master studio at the Städelsche Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main. He accompanied his master on his travels to Russia and came back with his own works.
At the age of 23 he made his successful debut in Munich with “Portrait of a Young Man”, “Portrait of a Woman”, “Symphony in Brown” and a Black Forest landscape. After graduating, Gottselig made a few trips to Paris . In 1913 Gottselig was one of the best representatives of Frankfurt landscape and portrait painting. In the studio in the dome of the "Alemannia" he portrayed writers such as Thomas Mann , Gerhart Hauptmann , Waldemar Bonsels , composers such as Richard Strauss , Franz Schreker , Eugène d'Albert , the singer Fritzi Massary and others.
In addition to painting, Gottselig also engaged in copperplate engraving.
literature
- Heinrich Gottselig: [Obituary] Monthly Gazette of the Jewish Cultural Association District Rhein Main, Frankfurt am Main, Volume 3, 1937, No. 07 (March), p. 10.
- B. Mannfeld. Heinrich Gottselig East and West: Illustrated monthly for all of Judaism. - Issue 9 (September 1913). - pp. 699-704.
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| SURNAME | God blessed, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait and landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oświęcim |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1935 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |