Ly Klein

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Ly Klein (born June 20, 1898 in Saarbrücken , † June 13, 1968 in Zweibrücken ) was a German painter .

Life

Ly Klein spent her youth in Saarbrücken. From 1921 to 1927 she studied at the Art Academy in Munich under Professor Carl von Marr , whose last master class she was. In 1922 she was a co-founder of the Saarland Artists Association. After initially working as a restorer, she stayed in Corsica from 1930 to 1931. In 1932 she worked as a freelance artist in Saarbrücken and after moving to Alsace. She especially painted motifs in and around Reichenweier . After the Second World War, she first worked in Saarbrücken and mainly painted landscapes in the region. After a stay in Lüdenscheid , Ly Klein moved to Zweibrücken. The painter Richard Wenzel appointed her on February 1, 1933 as heir to his fortune.

In 1968, part of her artistic estate became the property of the Museum Pfalzgalerie in Kaiserslautern as a foundation .

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1933: Participation in the exhibition “Art creation in the Saar area 1933/34”, Heimatmuseum, Saarbrücken
  • 1934: Participation in the exhibition "South German Art in Munich", Neue Pinakothek , Munich
  • 1936: Participation in the exhibition “Portraits of German Men, Goldsmithing, Love Rings”, Berlin
  • 1936: Participation in the exhibition “Kunstschaffen der Westmark”, Palatinate State Trade Organization, Kaiserslautern
  • 1941: Participation in the exhibition "Kunstschaffen der Westmark", Museum Folkwang , Essen
  • 1942: Participation in the exhibition "Art Creation in the Westmark", Saarbrücken Exhibition Center
  • 1948: Spring exhibition of the Association of Fine Artists, Saarland Museum , Saarbrücken

literature

  • Georg Steigner, visit to the Saarland painter Ly Klein, in: Saarheimat 10 (1959), p. 25
  • Günter Scharwath: The large artist lexicon of the Saar region . Verlag Geistkirch, Saarbrücken 2017, ISBN 978-3-946036-61-6 , p. 527 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Klein, Ly
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Saarbrücken
DATE OF DEATH June 13, 1968
Place of death Zweibrücken