Paul Matthes (painter)

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Paul Matthes on his houseboat in the 1950s
Artist ID 1947
Stranded sailor

Oskar Paul Matthes (born January 24, 1872 in Königsberg , † March 16, 1956 in Bergholz-Rehbrücke ) was a German painter and graphic artist .

Life

Paul Matthes, son of the shoe and boot manufacturer Carl August Matthes and Dorothea Amalie Rosalie, b. Schusterius was born on January 24, 1872 in Königsberg (East Prussia) and baptized on March 17, 1872 in the reformed castle church of Königsberg. From 1896 he worked as a decorative painter, after 1900 as a painter with his own art publisher in Cologne. The stay in the Netherlands from 1901, his father's country of origin, involved several changes of location: 1901–1905 Keulen and Zaandam , 1905–1907 Edam , 1907–5. April 1910 Leiden . In the Netherlands, Paul Matthes was a member of the artists' association “Arti et Amicitiae” (Art and Friendship - Association for the Promotion of the Visual Arts) based in Amsterdam . As early as 1907, the artist registered another residence in Lucerne / Switzerland, Vonmattstrasse 52. With his wife Minni Schihel and his three children, he moved from there to Zürichstrasse 79 in 1912. The artist also ran his own publishing house “Kunst und Druck Paul Matthes” in Lucerne . During the First World War, Paul Matthes was obliged to take part in a military storm without a weapon in Königsberg, but was postponed from military service for health reasons. On November 14, 1918, he traveled back to Switzerland. In 1919 Paul Matthes separated from his family and settled in Potsdam . Here he used to socialize with the members of the “Potsdamer Kunstverein von 1909” and the “Potsdamer Kanu-Gesellschaft e. V. “In the twenties the painter bought a sailing boat, later a houseboat, which became the preferred place to stay during the summer months on the lakes of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg. After 1945, Edith Bender, a craftsperson from Elbing / East Prussia, whom he married in 1952, accompanied him on his boat tours. In 1946 the painter was recognized as a freelance artist and on January 22, 1947 became a member of the Association of Visual Artists. From 1948 he lived in Bergholz-Rehbrücke, until 1952 a district of Potsdam, Feldstrasse 67 or 92. Here he died on March 16, 1956 and was buried in the cemetery in Bergholz.

Create

Paul Matthes was self-taught. Graphics dominate the overall work. For his event pictures and city views, he used both the technique of lithography and copperplate engraving . The art postcards he designed with city and landscape views from the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany have high motif numbers, which are coveted collector's items today. His artistic development can be seen particularly in the different techniques of oil painting, some of which have only recently been identified and thus compared. In this, the artist proves himself to be a naturalist in general - but until 1920 strongly influenced by the painting style of the Impressionists with lighter colors and impasto application of paint ( Tribschen , 1919; Kleine Stadt an der Aller, East Prussia , 1920 or Weg mit apple trees . No year) Seine later paintings are more closely based on the natural model and are more finely worked through ( Himmelreich , n.d. .; Alte Fahrt , n.d. .; Moorlake , n.d .; Tornowsee , n.d. .; Birkenweg bei Binenwalde , o. J. or Am Stölpchensee , no year) The entire work can be divided into the motif groups of landscape, architecture, seafaring and portrait.

Birkenweg near Binenwalde

plant

  • Art card series , self-published, from 1900
  • Art calendar , Verlag W. de Haan, Utrecht, 1909–1923
  • From Frankfurt / Main , city folder with twelve original graphics, 1920
  • New York , etching, undated, Kunstmuseum Luzern / Switzerland
  • Seebad Scheveningen , various etchings, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag / Netherlands and Beeldbank Haags Gemeentearchiv / Netherlands.

All previously known oil paintings are privately owned.

literature

General

  • Pieter A. Schien: Neederlandse beeldende Kunstenaats , 1750–1950, art dealer Pieter A. Schien, Gravenhage 1969/1970
  • Siegfried Jahn, Helmut Nega: Paul Matthes - Painter in Europe, paintings and graphics , exhibition catalog, Nuthetal 2014

Official documents

  • Military passport for Paul Matthes , 1917: To be reached in Zurich (Switzerland), Zürichstr. 79. Children: 3
  • Passport No. 1864 of the German Empire, Kingdom of Prussia for Oskar Paul Matthes : Good for a unique trip from Königsberg via Constance to Switzerland. Reason for travel: return to your place of residence there

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin: Church books Königsberg 1872
  2. ^ City of Cologne - The Lord Mayor, Cologne City Museum, library and provenance research
  3. ↑ Pieter A. rail: Neederlandse beeldende Kunstenaats , 1750-1950, art dealers Pieter A. rail, Gravenhage 1969/1970
  4. ^ City of Lucerne, City Archives, population registers 1907–1919
  5. ↑ Military pass for Paul Matthes , 1917: To be reached in Zurich (Switzerland), Zürichstr. 79. Children: 3
  6. ^ Passport No. 1864 of the German Empire, Kingdom of Prussia for Oskar Paul Matthes : Good for a one-off trip from Königsberg via Constance to Switzerland. Reason for travel: return to your place of residence there
  7. ^ Siegfried Jahn, Helmut Nega: Paul Matthes - Maler in Europa, paintings and graphics , exhibition catalog, Nuthetal 2014, p. 5
  8. ^ Siegfried Jahn, Helmut Nega: Paul Matthes - Maler in Europa, paintings and graphics , exhibition catalog, Nuthetal 2014, p. 6
  9. ^ Siegfried Jahn, Helmut Nega: Paul Matthes - Painter in Europe, Paintings and Graphics , Exhibition Catalog, Nuthetal 2014, p. 8
personal data
SURNAME Matthes, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Matthes, Oskar Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Koenigsberg
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1956
Place of death Bergholz-Rehbrücke