Johannes Holst

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Johannes Holst , also Joh's Holst (born October 22, 1880 in Hamburg-Altenwerder ; † July 5, 1965 ibid), was a German marine painter .

Life

Johannes Holst was born on the Elbe island Altenwerder. He attended elementary school and began an apprenticeship as a painter in Hamburg-Finkenwerder at the age of fourteen . Hinrich Paul Lüdders (1826–1897) taught him there . Holst was also based on Jack Spurling (1870-1933), Anton Melbye and Hugo Schnars-Alquist . In 1903 he got a contract with the art dealer Commeter, which brought him numerous orders from shipping companies and sailing clubs. Holst was known for his detailed ship portraits. According to estimates by his biographer Walter König, he created at least 2500 pictures of ships in around seventy years. He also built musical instruments.

Holst's works can be found in the Altona Museum , as well as in museums in Bremerhaven , Kiel and Prerow . Ship portraits of the Pamir by Holst's hand alone can be found in at least three museums.

literature

  • Walter König, Johannes Holst - Painter of the Sea , Koehlers V.-G., ³2011, ISBN 978-378-221005-8
  • Walter König, marine painter Joh's Holst. His life and work , Koehler in Maximilian Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2000, ISBN 978-378-220728-7

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Holst, Johannes - originals on www.galerie-deichstrasse.de
  2. ↑ Jan Fock: The sailing training ship of the Reichsmarine “Gorch Fock” and her sisters , ISBN 978-3-954-27205-1 , p. 121 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
  3. ↑ Johannes Holst. The tugboat Humor in the Port of Hamburg on www.beyars.com
  4. ↑ The Pamirs on pamir.pagesperso-orange.fr
personal data
SURNAME Holst, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Holst, Joh's
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German marine painter
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg-Altenwerder
DATE OF DEATH July 5, 1965
Place of death Hamburg-Altenwerder