Joseph cutter

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Self-Portrait (1919).

Joseph Kutter (born December 12, 1894 in Luxembourg ; † January 2, 1941 ibid) was a Luxembourg painter .

Life

Kutter grew up in Luxembourg City , where his father worked as a photographer . After finishing school in Luxembourg, he attended arts and crafts schools in Strasbourg and Munich from 1911 to 1914 . In 1915 he worked for a glass painter in Cologne for two months . From 1917-18 he spent a few months at the Art Academy in Munich.

Kutter stayed in Munich until 1924, where he married in 1919. His painting was influenced by the works of Cézanne and the German Expressionists during this period . In 1924 Kutter returned to Luxembourg, where he lived from then on. This year he was awarded the Prix ​​Grand-Duc Adolphe . In the same year he took part in the "Salon du Cercle Artistique" ( exhibition of the art association ), but received little recognition. In 1926 the first positive reviews appeared in Belgium .

In 1927, Kutter and other artists founded the Luxembourg Secession , which held its first exhibition in the same year. In 1930 he took part in the Paris "Salon d'Autommne" ( autumn exhibition ). Kutter was celebrated in France and Belgium, while in Luxembourg it was rejected. Therefore, from 1930 onwards, he no longer showed his pictures publicly in his home country.

From 1933 Kutter was counted among the degenerate artists in Germany . However, his pictures continued to be shown successfully in Paris, Brussels and Antwerp . 1936–37 he painted two large-format pictures, "Luxembourg" and "Clervaux", for the Luxembourg pavilion at the "Exposition Internationale" ( International Exhibition ) in Paris.

During this time Kutter fell ill with an enigmatic disease that was never clearly diagnosed. During the last years of his life he suffered from severe pain. On January 2, 1941, he died of a stroke.

Works (selection)

  • The Man with the Injured Finger, 1930. Musée National d'Art Moderne, Center Georges Pompidou, Paris
  • The Champion, 1932. Private collection, on loan to the Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg
  • Clown with accordion, 1936. City Museum, Amsterdam
  • Clervaux, 1936-37. Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg, 1936–37. Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg

Retrospectives (selection)

  • 1946 Musées de l'Etat, Luxembourg
  • 1946 Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels
  • 1948 City Museum, Amsterdam
  • 1951 Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
  • 1953 Morsbroich Castle, Leverkusen
  • 1961 Museum of the City of Trier
  • 1986 Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
  • 1994–95 Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg
  • 1995 Great Orangery, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
  • 2007 Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg

Literature (selection)

  • Joseph-Emile Muller: Kutter (monograph) . UNIL, Luxembourg, 1945
  • Ingeborg Kuhn-Regnier: Joseph Kutter . Editions de l'Imprimerie Saint-Paul, Luxembourg, 1990
  • Frédéric Humbel: JK la vie et l'œuvre de Joseph Kutter (French). Promotion 4 asbl, Luxembourg, 1994
  • Jean Luc Koltz, Edmond Thill, Robert Wagner: Joseph Kutter, Luxembourg, 1894-1941 (French / German). Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, Ministère des Affaires Culturelles, Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, 1994
  • Jean Luc Koltz, Edmond Thill: Joseph Kutter. Catalog raisonné de l'oeuvre . Editions Saint-Paul, Luxembourg, 2nd edition 2008

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personal data
SURNAME Kutter, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourg painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Luxembourg
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1941
Place of death Luxembourg