Henri Beecke
Henri Beecke , also Heinrich Beecke (born April 4, 1877 in Strasbourg , Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine , † 1954 in Strasbourg, France ) was an Alsatian painter and graphic artist .
Life
Beecke came from a family in the Palatinate and grew up in Diedenhofen in Lorraine , where he also passed his Abitur. He received his artistic training at the Karlsruhe Academy, the Munich Academy of Fine Arts and the Berlin Academy. He then stayed in Paris for some time and then settled as an artist in Metz from 1900 to 1905 . In 1905 he moved to his native Strasbourg.
In Strasbourg he became a well-known portrait painter. Among other things, he also painted the temporary mayor of the city, Rudolf Schwander . Other areas of his artistic output were painting such as landscapes, flowers and still lifes, as well as his graphic work, for example the posters for the Second Artists' Ball in Strasbourg in 1907 and numerous other works in advertising.
After the First World War , Beecke did not have to leave his homeland, but stayed in Strasbourg until his death. In the interwar period he was a member of the informal group of artists named after the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Léonard in Boetsch . He was able to retreat there after the evacuation of Strasbourg in 1939. After his return in 1940 he painted, among other things, workers in the steelworks in Hayange in Lorraine. After 1945 he was not charged as a collaborator and was able to produce a fresco for the facade of the Clinique Sainte-Anne in the Robertsau district of Strasbourg .
Works
- around 1905: In the studio , private property.
- 1952: Still life , oil on canvas, 70 × 75 cm.
In the Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg is a large part of his works, as well as in the Cabinet of Drawings and Prints in Strasbourg.
Exhibitions
- 1952: At the Maison d'art alsacienne in Strasbourg, which he co-founded, on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
- 2009: Henri Beecke: 1877 - 1954 , Musée historique de Haguenau .
literature
- Wilhelm Schaefer: Heinrich Beecke , Verlag der Rheinlande, Düsseldorf 1910, excerpt from German painters .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beecke, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beecke, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Alsatian painter and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg , Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1954 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg , France |