Peter Zirbes (painter)

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Peter Zirbes (born May 15, 1898 in Bausendorf ; † November 2, 1988 in Rotenburg an der Fulda ) was a German painter.

Life

The art and local painter Peter Zirbes was born on May 15, 1898 in Bausendorf near Trier. He grew up as the youngest of 14 children in a farming family that was very fond of the arts. The nephew of the famous homeland and Eifel poet Peter Zirbes turned to painting. He studied at the Munich Art Academy in the early 1920s . His artistic work took him via Bochum, Kassel, Saarbrücken and Thuringia to Hessian in the 1940s. 1945 to Heinebach, via Baumbach and Braach he found his field of activity and his home in 1950 in Rotenburg an der Fulda. Successful with charcoal and portrait drawings and paintings with homeland motifs, he took part in numerous exhibitions. In 1983 the city of Rotenburg awarded him the city's plaque of honor. At the age of 90, Peter Zirbes died on November 2nd, 1988 in Rotenburg, where he found his final resting place. A stick, beret, rucksack and tripod were standard equipment for the painter. The stone pine fountain in Rotenburg's old town in the “Turkey” quarter is reminiscent of Rotenburg's well-known citizens.

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Peter Zirbes was a native, art and portrait painter. Landscape pictures in lavish watercolors, drawn cityscapes, true-to-the-original copies of old masters and even more sketchy drawings comprise his work. Most famous are his drawn portraits. Within a very short time he was able to capture the heads of his contemporaries precisely on paper. His pictures always speak of the irrepressible zest for life and love for his environment, which he painted and drew. His numerous portraits show in their serious expression the respect that Zirbes showed his fellow men. His landscapes, on the other hand, are colorful and flooded with light. The artist, who comes from the Eifel, has chosen Rotenburg as his home and with his pictures showed the people of the region their home from a different perspective.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Silke Schäfer-Marg: The true home painter . hna.de. March 10, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Zirbes, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Bausendorf
DATE OF DEATH November 2nd, 1988
Place of death Rotenburg on the Fulda