Otto Fischer (artist, 1870)
Otto Fischer (born July 2, 1870 in Leipzig , † March 23, 1947 in Dresden ) was a German painter , graphic artist and designer .
Life
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Otto Fischer completed an apprenticeship as a lithographer in Dresden. From 1886 he studied at the Dresden Art Academy with Erwin Oehme, from 1890 with Friedrich Preller and from 1895 with Hermann Prell . From 1895 onwards, Fischer worked as an employee of the "Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst" and the magazines "Pan" and "Die graphischen Künste". At the turn of the century he also designed posters , jewelry and women's clothing and was active in the field of glass painting . He designed furniture for the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau and was involved in their interior fittings at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris .
His design of the poster for the exhibition of Saxon handicrafts and applied arts held in Dresden in 1896 is often set at the beginning of the development of modern posters in Germany. The pastels and watercolors created between 1900 and 1903 with rough, ascetic depictions of snow-covered slopes, plateaus, high moor landscapes and the ridge of the Schneekoppe caused a sensation and found their way to the Berlin National Gallery and the National Gallery in Warsaw, among others .
Otto Fischer belonged to the Goppeln artists' colony , was a member of the Dresden Association of Fine Artists , the New Munich Artists' Association and the German Association of Artists, and a founding member of the Dresden Artists' Association .
In 1911 he was based in Buchwald (near Zillerthal-Erdmannsdorf ) in the Riesengebirge and in 1913 moved to the Dresden suburb of Loschwitz . In 1914 he was appointed adjunct professor at the Dresden Art Academy.
Study visits
Otto Fischer undertook numerous study visits:
- 1892-1893: Holland
- 1894: Hesse
- 1894, 1895, 1897, 1900: on Rügen
- 1901: on Bornholm
- 1901–1908: in the Giant Mountains , u. a. in the Wiesenbaude
- 1905, 1906: Hamburg
- 1908: Lobositz
- 1911: Disentis
- from 1911: Buchwald am Riesengebirge
literature
- Hans Wolfgang Singer : Fischer, Otto . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 12 : Fiori-Fyt . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1916, p. 39 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Fischer, Otto . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 2 : E-J . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1955, p. 114 .
- Fischer, Otto . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 40, Saur, Munich a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-598-22780-9 , p. 394.
Web links
- Fischer, Otto (1870-1947). Galerie Saxonia, accessed January 8, 2016 .
- Fischer, Otto. Retrieved January 8, 2016 (manuscripts, autographs, bequests from the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Fischer, Otto (1870–1947). Galerie Saxonia, accessed January 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Hans Sachs - The poster friend. German Historical Museum , 2009, accessed on January 9, 2016 .
- ^ Directory of members of the Dresden Visual Artists Association. 1898, accessed January 7, 2016 .
- ^ Full members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903. kuenstlerbund.de, accessed on October 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Fischer, Otto . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 40, Saur, Munich a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-598-22780-9 , p. 349.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fischer, Otto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, graphic artist and designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1870 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1947 |
Place of death | Dresden |