Hermann Schiebel

Hermann Schiebel (born January 5, 1896 in Düben ; † November 1, 1973 in Bremerhaven ) was a German painter and graphic artist .

Life

He was a son of the country mailman Anton Schiebel and of Helene nee. Schmidt. From the age of two, Schiebel spent his youth in Bitterfeld due to the transfer of his father . There he attended elementary school and then took up an apprenticeship as a painter, varnisher and upholsterer, which he finished in 1914. Then he enrolled in the crafts school in Halle to study painting and graphics. At the same time, he acquired the ability to impart knowledge to learners. After three semesters, Schiebel moved to the Academy for Graphic Arts and Printing in Leipzig . From 1916 to 1918 he had to serve in the military during the First World War . After resuming his studies, Schiebel, who was also working as a drawing teacher, passed the required examination for elementary school teachers in Dresden in 1920 . He then moved to a school in Bitterfeld. In the same year he married Charlotte Hofmann. In 1925, Schiebel acquired the drawing teacher license for secondary schools in Kassel , whereupon he transferred to such a school. In 1934 he was entrusted with the management of the Burg Giebichenstein School of Applied Arts in Halle. Two years later he took over the management of the art and trade association Halle as well as a sideline (until 1939) of the Moritzburg Museum . In 1945 he was given leave of absence because of his membership in the NSDAP and finally relieved of his post in 1946, but not further bothered. Subsequently he worked as a freelance artist in Halle. Due to the political and cultural development, Schiebel increasingly saw no artistic development opportunities for himself in the GDR and therefore moved to the FRG in 1951 . Here he found a new home in Bremerhaven, where he worked as a drawing teacher until his retirement in 1961. Afterwards, supervising art students, he finally resigned from his service as senior teacher in 1970. After his death in 1973 he was buried in Lehe .

Artistic creation

Schubel's artistic work, which accompanied him throughout his life, but was most fruitful in the 20's and 30's, gave rise to almost 2000 works (mostly with the name, but also signed HS!). This included painting , drawing and especially graphics (woodcuts, wood engravings, etchings, copperplate engravings, drypoint etchings). Many of these works became known beyond the usual name, especially in the aforementioned special creative period, as they appeared in printed form in various publications, especially yearbooks and the like, in Central Germany. But they were also reproduced in magazines, brochures, celebratory publications, chronicles, and even on emergency notes (for: Düben, Bitterfeld, Brehna , Graefenhainichen , Zörbig ). In addition to these pictures of Central Germany, including the hall and the surrounding area and, from 1951, his new home on the Unterweser , he also produced works that had a supraregional effect. These included portraits for a series of pictures "Große Deutsche" (1936), 15 copper engravings for a portfolio in honor of Goethe (1949) and etchings for a Beethoven calendar (1950). A total of around 1500 of his graphics appeared in printed publications throughout his life; thus he was probably the most productive and best-known central German artist. Even today his pictures are traded and collected.

literature

• Hans-Joachim Böttcher : "Schiebel, Hermann", in: Significant historical personalities of the Düben Heath, AMF - No. 237, 2012, pp. 88–89.