Kurt Sohns

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Kurt Sohns 1960

Kurt Sohns (born January 9, 1907 in Barsinghausen ; † January 4, 1990 in Hanover ) was a German painter , draftsman and graphic artist . He is considered an important artist in Lower Saxony .

Life

After training as an art fitter , Kurt Sohns studied at the Hanover School of Applied Arts and the Stuttgart Art Academy . In 1932 he was given a lectureship in color theory at the Hanover School of Applied Arts. In 1935 he married the Norwegian Louise Wærness. In 1937 he was relieved of his office for political reasons, with a subsequent ban on the profession .

During the Second World War he served as a soldier in Norway and Albania . During this time his studio was hit by bombs, which meant the almost complete destruction of the early works. A role with drawings from Albania was lost in the post-war chaos. After returning from captivity, Kurt Sohns lived in Einbeck , where his wife and three daughters had been evacuated.

In 1948 he received a teaching position for architectural drawing , free-hand drawing and water color painting at the Technical University of Hanover. In 1955 he was appointed associate professor for life and in 1967 he was appointed full professor at the Technical University in Hanover. 1972 Sohns retired . His successor was Detlef Kappeler .

Kurt Sohns was the father-in-law of the harpsichordist Lajos Rovatkay and the grandfather of the bassoonist Adrian Rovatkay . His grave can be found in the Engesohde city cemetery in Hanover, Department 32 , grave number 1057 .

gallery

  • Reclining (1947),
    47.5 × 58.5 cm

  • Islanders (1962),
    85 × 100 cm

  • St. John's Day (1965),
    85 × 100 cm

  • Homage to Henri Rousseau (1975),
    135 × 80 cm

Works

Publicly owned

Church window

Mosaics

Murals and sgraffiti

Memberships

Exhibitions

Collective exhibitions

  • From 1953 to 1988 regular participation in the DKB annual exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • Paintings and drawings , 1960, Kunstverein Hannover
  • Pictures and graphics 1961–1971 , 1972 in Hanover
  • 50 Years of Painting , 1982, Municipal Gallery KUBUS , Hanover
  • Retrospective, 1993, KUBUS Hannover
  • Retrospective, 2007, KUBUS Hannover

Awards

  • 1983: Award of the Order of First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit
  • 2010: Name of the Kurt-Sohns-Weg es in the residential area Neue Bergwiese , Barsinghausen

literature

  • Fritz Kageler: The painter Kurt Sohns , Westermann publishing house, Braunschweig
  • Ferdinand Stuttmann: Kurt Sohns , Musterschmidt-Verlag, Göttingen 1965
  • Ferdinand Stuttmann: Ten Etudes in Red , Fackelträger-Verlag, Hanover 1966
  • Jörg-Michael Dehio: Kurt Sohns , catalog raisonné, Th. Schäfer Verlag, Hannover 1992, ISBN 3-88746-300-5
  • Sohns, Kurt in: Hans Vollmer (Ed.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. Fourth volume (QU) , EA Seemann, Leipzig 1999 (study edition). ISBN 3-363-00730-2 (p. 312)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karin van Schwartzenberg (responsible): Graves of honor and graves of important personalities at the Engesohde town cemetery , A3 leaflet with overview sketch, ed. from the City of Hanover, The Lord Mayor, Department of Environment and Urban Greenery, Department of Urban Cemeteries, Department of Administration and Customer Service, Hanover, 2012
  2. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Full members of the Deutscher Künstlerbund since it was founded in 1903 / Sohns, Kurt ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 1, 2016) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de
  3. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Exhibitions since 1951 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 1, 2016) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de
  4. ↑ Consultation results naming streets in Barsinghausen ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Minutes Council of the City of Barsinghausen, Session XVI / 32 Council of June 3, 2010, p. 15, accessed on February 2, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.barsinghausen.de
personal data
SURNAME Son, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, draftsman and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Barsinghausen
DATE OF DEATH 4th January 1990
Place of death Hanover