Hugo Oehme
Hugo Oehme (born June 8, 1873 in Weißenborn / Erzgeb. , † February 10, 1952 in Munich ) was a German painter and graphic artist .
Life
Hugo Oehme studied at the applied arts school and at the academy in Dresden with Leon Pohle and Friedrich Preller the Younger . In 1905 Oehme became a member of the Dresden Art Cooperative . From 1908 to 1910 he spent a study visit to Paris .
Albert Bäuml , the head of the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory , visited the artist personally in Paris to recruit him for a job in Nymphenburg . From December 1, 1910 to March 30, 1920, Oehme was the artistic director of onglaze painting in Nymphenburg. Hugo Oehme was responsible for setting up the “Ancient Painting” department. The serial execution of the designs was mostly entrusted to the brother Arthur Oehme .
Hugo Oehme did military service in the First World War from August 4, 1916 to January 2, 1919 . On March 30, 1920 he quit his job in Nymphenburg in order to resume freelance work as an artist.
Hugo Oehme mainly painted flower still lifes, landscapes, animal motifs and portraits, was also active as a porcelain painter and in the 1910s and 1920s created decorations for the Nymphenburg porcelain factory that are still classified as Art Nouveau . Here is z. E.g. to highlight a multi-part service with freshwater fish. In 1997 he was represented at the special exhibition "The Porcelain Manufactory in the 20th Century" in the Munich City Museum .
He illustrated, for example, Henny Koch's children 's book Das Komteßchen (1911) or Gottfried Amann's first scientific book Die Kerfe des Waldes (1941). Magazine illustrations such as B. in Jugend 1925 and in Westermannsmonthshefte , June 1931.
Oehme was a member of the Reich Association of German Artists .
literature
- Alfred Digit: Nymphenburg Modernism: the porcelain manufacture in the 20th century . Edition Minerva, Eurasburg 1997, ISBN 3-932353-05-6 , pp. 155 and 443 .
- Oh, Hugo. In: Dressler's art manual . II, Berlin, 1930.
- Oh, Hugo . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 566 .
Web links
- Oh, Hugo. in the Deutsche Fotothek
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gottfried Amann : Book review: Die Kerfe des Waldes. (PDF; 438 kB) In: senckenberg.de. Verlag J. Neumann, 1941, p. 5 , accessed on November 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Jugend vol. 30, issue 18, from May 2, 1925, p. 428.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oh, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weißenborn / Erzgeb. , German Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1952 |
| Place of death | Munich , Bavaria , Germany |