Helge Tanck
Helge Tanck (born March 26, 1904 in Königsberg i.Pr. , † March 17, 1960 in Düsseldorf ) was a German painter .
After graduating from high school, Tanck studied at the Königsberg Art Academy . He became a master student of Heinrich Wolff . After study trips, Tanck mainly painted East Prussian motifs. He illustrated Walter Scheffler's sonnets about Königsberg and created small sculptures . He sent several exhibitions. His estate , including 1,596 watercolors, is in the German Blade Museum in Solingen .
Web links
- Literature by and about Helge Tanck in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon . Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tanck, Helge |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tanck, Helge Helmut (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1960 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |