Karl Weinmair

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Karl Weinmair (* 1906 in Munich ; † October 4, 1944 there ) was a German painter.

Weinmair lived in Munich all his life. In his youth he decided to become a painter and did an apprenticeship with Olaf Gulbransson in particular . His works often addressed the Munich petty bourgeoisie. Weinmair took part in the Second World War as a soldier. His last work, Sketchbook from the 1000-year Reich, from 1944, depicts the physiognomies of National Socialists and Wehrmacht officers.

literature

  • Erich Scheibmayr: Last home. Personalities in Munich cemeteries 1784–1984. Scheibmayr, Munich 1989
  • Kurt Flemig : Caricaturist Lexicon. Saur, Munich [et al.] 1993
personal data
SURNAME Weinmair, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weinmair, Karl Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 1944
Place of death Munich