Kurt Globig

Kurt Globig (born May 8, 1895 in Großenhain , † April 26, 1972 in Hamburg ) was a German painter .

Life

Kurt Globig was born on May 8, 1895 as the son of the businessman Hermann Globig and his wife Else, b. Oehme, born in Großenhain . He interrupted his studies, which he had begun at the Applied Arts Academy in Dresden in 1913 , to serve on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918. On May 14, 1917, he was critically wounded in the Aisne battle in Champagne. It was not until 1919/1920 that he continued his studies as a student of Richard Müller at the Dresden Art Academyaway. In 1920 he returned to Großenhain as a freelance artist. In the 1930s he carried out various commissioned works, preferably Grossenhainer motifs. 1939-1944 Globig was called up again for the military. In 1945 he returned to Großenhain. After the death of his brother Johannes, he lived with his two nephews and their foster mother Hildegard Schäfer. Contract work ensured them a living. In 1964 the company moved to Hamburg , where Kurt Globig and Hildegard Schäfer got married. Kurt Globig died on April 26, 1972 in Hamburg .

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Kurt Globig's extensive oeuvre shows his great love of his homeland and his artistic talent. On the one hand, he created countless views of the city of Großenhain, portraits of Röderstadt and its surroundings, including replicas of old engravings, primarily to earn a living. At the same time, he created works on paper, preferably watercolors, showing landscapes and portraits. This shows his feeling for the special features of light and the finest color nuances.

The Old Latin School Museum in Großenhain has a large collection of works by Kurt Globig.

Exhibitions

2011: Kurt Globig 1895 - 1972. The donation from the estate, May 13 - August 21, 2011, Museum Alte Latinschule , Großenhain

literature

• Karin Müller-Kelwing, Old Latin School Museum (ed.): Kurt Globig 1895 - 1972. The donation from the estate. Volume accompanying the exhibition , Großenhain 2011, ISBN 978-3-9811358-6-2