Karl Helbig (artist)
Karl Helbig (born August 15, 1897 in Bayreuth , † May 1951 in Tyresö , Sweden ) was a German painter and sculptor .
Life
After studying at the School of Applied Arts in Nuremberg and attending the United State Schools for Free and Applied Arts in Berlin, he worked as a silversmith and freelance artist. Until his emigration in 1933 he was a member of the Berlin Secession . Via France and Denmark he found his way into exile in Sweden, where he was involved in the Free German Association of Artists.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manfred Neureiter: Lexicon of ex-libris artists. 1998, p. 183 ( digitized version )
Web links
- exilarchiv , accessed March 14, 2014.
- Karl Helbig Archive in the Archive of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
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| SURNAME | Helbig, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayreuth |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1951 |
| Place of death | Tyresö (Municipality) |