Moriz Melzer
Moriz Melzer (* 22. December 1877 in Albendorf , Bohemia , † the 30th June 1966 in Berlin ) was a German painter and graphic artist of Expressionism .
life and work
Active as a porcelain painter until 1890 , Melzer attended the art academy in Weimar between 1906 and 1908 , where he was a student of Ludwig von Hofmann .
With the move to Berlin in 1908, he integrated himself into the capital's art life. In 1909 he exhibited at the Berlin Secession , but was already out of jury a year later. As a co-founder of the New Secession, he set up the school for fine and applied arts together with Georg Tappert in 1910/11 . In 1912 a study visit to Paris followed, which was financially supported by the Swiss collector Walter Minnich. To the approval of the critics, Melzer exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris.
Moriz Melzer was a member of the German Association of Artists . In 1913 he was awarded the Villa Romana Prize.
After the First World War, Melzer was one of the founders of the revolutionary November group , which he chaired in 1922. He took part in the group's exhibitions from 1919 to 1922, 1926, 1927, 1929 and 1931.
From 1921 to 1943 he was a teacher for portrait , nude , composition , decorative painting and stage design at the Reimann School , and headed the annual “summer studios” of the Reimann School and painting trips to southern countries.
In 1917 Melzer designed the Peter Behrens room at the exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund . Melzer was also a member of the Prague Secession .
National Socialism
During the National Socialist era, his pictures were classified as degenerate and removed from museums. Melzer was dismissed from teaching. He lived in Berlin-Schöneberg, Innsbrucker Strasse 4, until his death.
He is buried in the forest cemetery in Zehlendorf . His grave is dedicated to the city of Berlin as an honorary grave .
Works
- The old Weimar train station, around 1905, New Museum Weimar
- Fishing boats on the beach 1911, Altona Museum , inv. No. 1967-660
Exhibitions
- Moriz Melzer: Striving for pure art - works from 1907 to 1927, from December 16 to March 2, 2008, Ostdeutsche Galerie Regensburg, Villa Thiede, Berlin from April 5 to March 2, 2008 - July 27, 2008
- Galerie Berinson Berlin, November 12th to December 31st, 2005
literature
- Gerhard Leistner (arr.): Moriz Melzer. Striving for pure art. Works from 1907 to 1927. Exh. Cat. Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie Regensburg , 2007, ISBN 978-3-89188-115-6 .
- Eberhard Roters: Melzer, Moriz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 , p. 27 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Moriz Melzer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Monotype "Untitled (Der Blütentanz)", 1912
Individual evidence
- ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Full members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Melzer, Moriz ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 November 14, 2015)
- ↑ Swantje Kuhfuss-Wickenheiser, The Reimann School in Berlin and London 1902-1943. A Jewish company for international art and design education up to destruction by the Hitler regime, Aachen 2009 ISBN 978-3-86858-475-2 , pp. 292-300
- ^ Reencounter with a crowd favorite from the Weimar period , in: Welt Online, January 27, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melzer, Moriz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Melzer, Moritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and graphic artist of Expressionism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albendorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1966 |
| Place of death | Berlin |