Hermann Pampel

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Hermann Pampel (born November 15, 1867 in Mohlsdorf near Greiz ( Vogtland ), † April 7, 1935 in Munich ) was a German painter and graphic artist.

Hermann Pampel began his artistic training in the Fraureuth porcelain factory . Then he went on a wandering to Bohemia. From 1889 to 1893 he attended the Dresden School of Applied Arts . He earned his living making invitation cards, newspaper illustrations, posters and bookplates.

He worked for a year at the lithographic institute in Dresden . Then he went on a hike from Dresden on foot over the Fichtel Mountains through Franconian Switzerland to Nuremberg and on via Regensburg to Munich. From October 10, 1893 to 1897, he studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich with Wilhelm von Diez .

Since 1895 he worked as a freelance artist, including as a teacher at the school of the Munich Artists' Association . In addition to painting, he was also engaged in graphic work. At the International Art Exhibition in Munich's Glaspalast in 1913 he won first prize and was awarded a gold medal. He also took part in the International Graphic Exhibition in Leipzig in 1914.

During the First World War he became active as a war opponent, which he also proved in many works.

In 1927 the Bavarian Ministry for Education and Culture awarded him the title of professor of fine arts . Pampel became a member of the Munich Secession and the Reich Association of German Artists .

A street was named after him in his home town of Mohlsdorf.

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