Philipp Helmer
Philipp Helmer (born May 24, 1846 in Trippstadt , † May 18, 1912 in Olching ) was a German artist.
Life
Philipp Helmer came from a family of craftsmen from Tyrol , who had lived in Trippstadt since around 1770 . In 1864 Philipp Helmer went to Munich to train as a sculptor . He caught the attention of King Ludwig I , who granted him a scholarship to visit the Munich Academy . There he was a student of the painter Wilhelm Leibl and later Wilhelm von Lindenschmit . From 1906 he lived in Olching as a freelance artist.
The Pfalzgalerie in Kaiserslautern owns a number of paintings by Helmer. She had dedicated a memorial exhibition to him in 1926.
literature
- Roland Boiselle, "The painter Philipp Helmer from Trippstadt" , in: "Blätter zur Heimatgeschichte von Trippstadt, 1996, p. 11-17, Ed .: Ortsgemeinde and Tourismusverein mit Heimatkunde Trippstadt.
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| SURNAME | Helmer, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trippstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1912 |
| Place of death | Olching |