Helmut Nötzoldt

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Helmut Nötzoldt (* 1913 in Wernigerode ; † 1994 in Cologne ) was a German set designer and painter .

Life

He was the son of the building councilor Wallrat Nötzoldt. His eldest brother was Fritz Nötzoldt (author, cabaret artist, editor and bookseller). He studied painting in Cologne with Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann and Paul Bernardelli . After studying theater and set design, he worked with Oskar Schlemmer and Willi Baumeister from 1937 to 1939 . In 1945 the first theater was founded after the Second World War together with Gustaf Hartlaub. One of the reviews stated, among other things: "Helmut Nötzoldt's stage design with a highly artful, airy flower and tree paradise evoked excitement from the audience. " In 1948 he received a contract with 20th Century Fox Film. In the German Stage Yearbook of 1949 he is listed as a set designer and head of equipment.

From 1950 to 1956 he lived in Brazil with his wife, the actress Margot Wagner , where he had exhibitions and did teaching. In 1956 he returned to Germany. As a set designer he worked in the TV productions Paris, July 20 and Spanish Legends (1961). He met Andre Verder and in 1981 was the first German painter to have a solo exhibition at the Musee Municipal in Saint Paul de Vence . Numerous exhibitions in Europe followed. The focus of his work was the watercolor. He lived and worked in Cologne until the end.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ferdinand Kösters: When Orpheus sang again ...: the restart of opera life in Germany after the Second World War . Verlag-Haus Monsenstein and Vannerdat, 2009, ISBN 978-3-86582-832-3 , p. 518 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed January 2, 2017]).
  2. ^ German stage yearbook . tape 57 . Print and commission publisher FA Günther & Sohn, 1949, ISSN  0070-4431 , OCLC 2113154 , p. 251 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed January 2, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Cast & Crew. Paris, July 20th. IMDb.com, accessed January 2, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Nötzoldt, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German stage designer and painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Wernigerode
DATE OF DEATH 1994
Place of death Cologne