Karl Gieth
Karl Gieth (born November 15, 1904 in Lübeck ; † March 6, 2001 there ) was a German painter , graphic artist and ceramist .
From 1923 to 1925 he trained as a decorator and then studied at the State Art College in Hamburg until 1928. Until 1937 he worked as a commercial artist in various German cities and then passed a journeyman's examination in the field of ceramics. From 1940 to 1945 he took part in the Second World War as a soldier. After the war he initially worked as a freelance painter and graphic artist; from 1951 to 1973 he worked as an art teacher at the Carl-Jacob-Burckhardt-Gymnasium in Lübeck. In the last years of his life he worked again as an artist in his house and studio in Hundestrasse .
In his extensive work, Gieth worked with different materials, genres and styles. Drawings take up a lot of space, such as impressions of various mostly European cities to which he dedicated travel pictures. The home town of Lübeck, the North and Baltic Seas also play an important role in his pictures. Several mosaics also come from Gieth . Watercolors and colored compositions that approach abstract painting dominate the later work.
A small exhibition in Lübeck in 2004 commemorated him. Much of his work is in his former home.
Fonts
- Georg Fink : Lübeck: The life path of a Hanseatic city. Book decoration: Karl Gieth, Lübeck: Nöhring 1936
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Gieth in the catalog of the German National Library
- Karl Gieth - painter & graphic artist , website in his memory
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gieth, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, graphic artist and ceramist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 2001 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |