Karl Tratt
Karl Tratt (born December 15, 1900 in Sindlingen , † December 16, 1937 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German modern painter.
Karl Tratt first learned the profession of white binder . In his youth he showed a great interest in philosophy and music.
He began to draw as an autodidact , but it was not until 1924 that he began studying at the Städelschule in Frankfurt under Franz Karl Delavilla . He participated in art exhibitions. In 1926 he was accepted into Max Beckmann's master class at the Städelschule. Beckmann's influence is noticeable in his early works.
The exhibition "Young Artists" in 1930 brought him success. He gradually broke away from Beckmann's influence. Tratt showed his works at exhibitions in Frankfurt, Stuttgart , Berlin and Paris . Financially that did not bring him much and he was dependent on the Frankfurt artist aid.
Karl Tratt's difficult professional and financial situation worsened when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1934 . In 1935 he was taken to a sanatorium in Davos . In 1936 Karl Tratt left the sanatorium without any success in healing and returned to Frankfurt in 1936, where his brother took him in. He began to write down his conditions and write short stories under the pseudonym "Vinzent Caté". In April 1937 Tratt came to the Frankfurt hospital, where he died one day after his 37th birthday.
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Fittkau: From the master class of Max Beckmann - The Frankfurt painter Karl Tratt (1900 - 1937): VDG Weimar 2011: ISBN 978-3-89739-706-4
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tratt, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tratt, Karl Vinzenz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German modern painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sindlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1937 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |