Magda Bittner-Simmet
Magda Bittner-Simmet (born October 16, 1916 in Erding , † March 22, 2008 in Starnberg ) was a Munich painter of the post-war period. Mainly portraits, but also city and landscape pictures, still lifes and nudes are the subjects of her colorful oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and graphics.
Life
As a daughter from a middle-class family in Erding , she trained in Munich , initially as a teacher of calligraphy and shorthand. Then the fashion-loving young woman briefly attended the master school for fashion until she - against the will of her father - followed her vocation as a painter. In 1938 she began studying at the Academy of Applied Arts in Munich with Karl-Heinz Dallinger , Else Brauneis and Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, among others . To finance her studies, she worked as a specialist teacher for shorthand and poster writing as well as a drawing and craft teacher. In 1944 she completed her studies with a diploma. In 1947 she married the doctor Max Bittner, who died of drug poisoning that same year.
The 31-year-old widow moved into her first studio in Munich / Schwabing as a freelance artist. Numerous portraits secured her livelihood. Many public figures, including those from business, politics and culture, sat their models. In 1972 the painter built a house with the Munich architect Herbert Lauterbach at Schwedenstrasse 54 on the Schwabinger Bach , where she lived and worked until her death at the age of 92. Today there is the Magda Bittner-Simmet Foundation with a studio museum.
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After training at the Academy for Applied Arts during the Third Reich and the prevailing art ideology, Magda Bittner-Simmet only developed her own style of painting in the post-war years, which is stylistically close to the works of expressive realism . She further developed her portrait style in 1951 as a guest student with Hans Gött at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Her works can be found in numerous public and private collections.
- Abbot Jakobus Pfättisch von Plankstetten , 1948, oil on canvas, Plankstetten Benedictine Abbey
- Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Hoegner (Bavarian Prime Minister), 1953, oil on canvas, Bavarian. State Ministry of the Interior
- Stage portrait of Elisabeth Thoma as a redhead in Werner Egks Peer Gynt , 1954, private collection
- The writer Oskar Maria Graf Oskar Maria Graf , 1960, oil on canvas, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus , Munich
- Haymaking in the Oberstdorf Valley , 1966, oil on canvas, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen , Munich
- Evening lights around the Campanile , 1966, oil on canvas, Government of Upper Bavaria , Munich
- Early spring at Grüntensee , 1971, watercolor, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich
- Autumn in the Kaiser Mountains , 1975, watercolor, Archbishop's Ordinariate, Munich
- Bishop Dr. Alois Brems , 1977, oil on canvas, Bischöfliches Palais, Eichstätt
- President of the State Parliament Rudolf Hanauer , 1979, oil on canvas, Bavarian State Parliament , Munich
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1959: Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein. GEDOK (painting and sculpture)
- 1961: Rome, Galleria D'Arte del Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Mostra del gruppo di pittrici dell 'associazione GEDOK di Monaco
- 1968: Paris, Salles d'Exposition, l'Union des Femmes de Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, Décorateurs
- 1971: Goslar, Goslar Museum, art exhibition Magda Bittner-Simmet paintings and graphics
- 1972: Munich, BBK - Völkerkundemuseum, Bavarian artists today
- 1973: Munich, Bayer exhibition foyer. Insurance Chamber, Magda Bittner-Simmet Paintings and graphics
- 1978: Munich, Bankhaus Reuschel & Co., Magda Bittner-Simmet paintings and graphics
- 1984: Bonn, Bavarian representation, works by Bavarian artists painting - graphics - textile art
- 2001: Munich, Seidlvilla, art as the elixir of life
Awards
- In 1979 Bittner-Simmet received the Pygmalion Medal from the Art Foundation of the German Economy "in recognition of her painterly and graphic work, which pays homage to the image of man and nature ...".
- In 1989 she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon "because of her tireless commitment to the interests of visual artists in Bavaria". As a member of the professional association of visual artists, the Seerosenkreis and member or chairman of GEDOK Munich, she was committed to improving the framework conditions for artistic creation, in particular the social security of women artists.
estate
The Magda Bittner-Simmet Foundation, established by the painter by will, acts as an estate foundation and preserves the life's work of the Munich artist and makes it accessible from a cultural and historical perspective. Exhibitions, publications and diverse projects for all ages keep the cultural heritage alive for the public.
literature
- Magda Bittner-Simmet: Festival of Color . Hirmer, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-7774-4420-0 .
- Magda Bittner-Simmet: Festival of Color: Watercolors, Drawings, Sketches, 1939-1992 (Volume 2). Hirmer, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-7774-6280-2 .
- Iris Nocker: Pretty self-confident! Magda Bittner-Simmet in the Munich art scene after 1945 . Allitera Verlag, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-86906-889-3
Web links
- Literature by and about Magda Bittner-Simmet in the catalog of the German National Library
- Magda Bittner-Simmet Foundation
Individual evidence
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de: The 100th birthday of Magda Bittner-Simmet
- ↑ a b mbs-stiftung.de: Atelier Museum
- ↑ Database of the bearers of the Federal Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal President's Office
- ^ Magda Bittner-Simmet Foundation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bittner-Simmet, Magda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erding |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 2008 |
| Place of death | Starnberg |