Klaus Roenspieß

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Klaus Roenspieß in March 2012

Klaus Roenspieß (born January 23, 1935 in Berlin ) is a German painter and graphic artist .

Life

After his schooling Klaus Roenspieß graduated in 1953 trained as a use recruiters from. He was enthusiastic about painting from an early age. In preparation for his studies, he drew in the streets of Berlin and attended evening events at the Berlin-Weißensee School of Art . There he studied with Herbert Behrens-Hangeler in 1954/55 . During this time he also got to know the painter Helmut Symmangk , with whom he had a lifelong friendship. Since he lacked a climate that would promote development at the university, after a year he decided to give up his studies and continue his self-taught education. He often visited the 20th Century Gallery in Berlin's Jebensstrasse and studied the art history works of Werner Haftmann . He has been working as a freelancer since 1961.

In 1972 Klaus Roenspieß began to work graphically. At first he created numerous etchings , later woodcuts and lithographs . Further thematic suggestions gave him trips to Paris in 1980 and 1982, where he dealt intensively with French painting.

Works by Klaus Roenspieß are in the possession of the Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg , the Berlin National Gallery , the Märkisches Museum (today Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin ) and numerous private collectors. He lives and works in Berlin.

Klaus Roenspieß was a member of the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR . In 1982 and 1987 his works were exhibited at the GDR art exhibition .

Quote

  • “Roenspieß gives sparse interiors of this city in a composed, restrained expressiveness, saturated with melancholy, landscapes of longing that evoke memories and in which abundance conquers emptiness. In this, Roenspieß is the romantic among the companions of his generation ... He is a tectonic of inwardness. ”( Roland März )

Works (selection)

  • 1957 Landscape with a Chimney ( oil on cardboard)
  • 1980 Berlin landscape (oil on canvas)
  • 1980 Jahnpark (color woodcut)
  • 1985 City Trees (oil on canvas)
  • 1993 Tiergarten (oil on canvas)
  • 2004 Brühlsche Terrasse (oil on canvas)

Exhibitions (selection)

literature

  • 1991 Lothar Lang : Berlin Montmartre - artist from Prenzlauer Berg (Verlag Rütten & Loening Berlin, ISBN 3352004412 )
  • 1993 Klaus Roenspieß: Painting (catalog of the Rotunde Gallery, Altes Museum)
  • 2012 Kathleen Krenzlin, Monika Meiser: Klaus Roenspieß: Painting 1957-2011 ( Lukas Verlag Berlin, ISBN 3867321221 )

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personal data
SURNAME Roenspieß, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin