Helmut Collmann (painter)

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Helmut Collmann (born August 6, 1918 in Rehlingen ; † April 2, 1996 in Saarbrücken ) was a German painter and graphic artist .

life and work

Philipp Jakob Siebenpfeiffer (painting by Helmut Collmann, 1918–1996)

After attending the Ludwigsgymnasium in Saarbrücken, he studied with Oskar Trepte at the State Art School in Saarbrücken from 1933 . From 1935 to 1939 he continued his studies with Karl Caspar , Adolf Schinnerer and Julius Dietz at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . In 1939 he spent his first stay abroad in Italy. From then on he made yearly trips to Europe, which took him to France, Italy, Holland and Norway.

After the Second World War , Collmann was one of the exhibitors at the “First Art Exhibition in the City”, which opened on December 9, 1945. Museum ”(today's Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken ) of which a reviewer wrote:“ The Saarland artists can finally develop freely again in the direction that inspires their hearts and their enthusiasm ”. On August 3, 1950, Collmann was one of the founders of the Saarland Artists Association. In the following years Collmann exhibited his works in Paris, Bonn, Kaiserslautern and Saarbrücken.

At the center of his artistic work was his tendency to “paint landscapes. With him there was also a certain loyalty to the objective motif. He also incorporated architectural motifs into his painting. ”His pictures“ do not show complex views, but are reduced to the essentials. ”In addition, Collmann also worked in the field of portrait painting and, in addition to still lifes, created many drawings with pen, brush, chalk and pencil as well as graphics in tempera .

In 1976, a voluntary jury from the city of St. Ingbert awarded him the Albert Weisgerber Prize for Fine Arts .

On April 2, 1996, Collmann died in Saarbrücken after a serious illness. 17 years after his death, a retrospective was dedicated to the painter and graphic artist in his birthplace in Rehlingen. Another retrospective followed in Saarbrücken in 2017.

literature

  • Helmut Collman, Volker Lehnert (editor): Silent things. Exhibition catalog. Saarbrücken 1995

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Joachim Conrad: Saarland biographies - Collman Helmut. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c Saarbrücker Zeitung: A tribute to Helmut Collmann. Retrieved October 12, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b Saarlaendischer Kuenstlerbund: Saarländischer Künstlerbund: New beginning 1945. Retrieved on October 12, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Saarbrücker Zeitung: In these pictures lies the silent magic of a peaceful world. Retrieved October 12, 2017 .
  5. ^ Institute for current art in Saarland: Collman, Helmut . In: Saar lexicon of artists . ( kuenstlerlexikonsaar.de [accessed October 12, 2017]).
  6. ^ Helmut Collman . In: Galerie am Staden . ( galerie-am-staden.de [accessed on October 12, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Collmann, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Rehlingen
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 1996
Place of death Saarbrücken